Utilization of decadal tritium variation for assessing the residence time of base flow

Ground Water

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-317

  Rose, S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; ITERATIVE METHODS; SOILS; STORMS;

BASE FLOW; ITERATIVE ALGORITHMS; SUBSURFACE MIXING; WATER FLUX;

TRITIUM;

TRITIUM;

ALGORITHM; BASEFLOW; DECADAL VARIATION; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PHREATIC ZONE; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RESIDENCE TIME; TRITIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGORITHMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEORGIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TRITIUM; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; OCMULGEE BASIN; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247604461     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2006.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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