Distinguishing sources of ground water recharge by using δ2H and δ18O

Ground Water

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-308

  Blasch, Kyle W ^a   Bryson, Jeannie R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MIXING EQUATIONS; RECHARGE CONTRIBUTIONS;

GROUNDWATER;

DEUTERIUM; OXYGEN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

CLIMATE; DEUTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; SEASONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

EID: 34247593432     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2006.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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