Radon in Chalk streams: Spatial and temporal variation of groundwater sources in the Pang and Lambourn catchments, UK

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 339, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 172-182

  Mullinger, N J ^a   Binley, A M ^a   Pates, J M ^a   Crook, N P ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk rivers; Groundwater hydrology; Radon; River aquifer interactions

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; RADON;

CHALK RIVERS; GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY; RIVER-AQUIFER INTERACTIONS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; RADON; WATER ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; CATCHMENT; CHALK; CRETACEOUS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; RADON ISOTOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAMBOURN RIVER; PANG RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST BERKSHIRE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249747438     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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