Seasonal variations of CO2 and 222Rn in mediterranean sinkhole -spring (Causse d' Aumelas, SE France)

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-56

  Batiot Guilhe, Christelle ^a   Seidel, Jean Luc ^a   Jourde, Hervé ^a   Hébrard, Olivier ^a   Bailly Comte, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

13C; 222Rn; Cave; France; Karst; Languedoc Roussillon; O2

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; RADON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINKHOLE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547229225     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.36.1.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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