Contribution to the study of thermal waters in Greece: Chemical patterns and origin of thermal water in the thermal springs of Lesvos

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-180

  Lambrakis, N J ^a   Stamatis, G N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boron isotopes; Hydrochemistry; Water radioactivity

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT SPRINGS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENTS;

FAULTING SYSTEM; THERMAL WATERS;

GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; HOT SPRINGS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BORON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVITY; SALINITY; SEAWATER; THERMAL SPRING; THERMAL WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; LESBOS; NORTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38749103192     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6567     Document Type: Article

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