Hydrogeological and mixing process of waters in aquifers in arid regions: A case study in San Luis Potosi Valley, Mexico

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-337

  Ramos Leal, J A ^a   Martinez Ruiz V J ^a,b   Rangel Mendez, J R ^a   Alfaro De La Torre, M C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

End member; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Mixing process

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CHARACTERIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MIXING; RECHARGE; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN LUIS POTOSI; VILLA DE REYES;

EID: 34548042956     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0648-3     Document Type: Article

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