The use of environmental isotopic and hydrochemical tracers to characterize the functioning of karst systems in the Tlemcen Mountains, northwest Algeria

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 531-546

  Azzaz, H ^a,b   Cherchali, M ^c   Meddi, M ^d   Houha, B ^a   Puig, Jean Michel ^a   Achachi, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MASCARA   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KHEMIS MILIANA   (Algeria)

^e Direction de l'Hydraulique de la Wilaya de Tlemcen   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algeria; Environmental isotopes; Hydrodynamic functioning; Karst; Tlemcen Mountains

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPE; KARST HYDROLOGY; TRACER; TRITIUM;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; NORTH AFRICA; TLEMCEN;

EID: 42449135441     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0235-4     Document Type: Article

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