Ground water recharge and flow characterization using multiple isotopes

Ground Water

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 426-436

  Chowdhury, Ali H ^a   Uliana, Matthew ^b   Wade, Shirley ^a  

^a Texas Water Development Board   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; SANDSTONE; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

FLOW BARRIER; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUBSURFACE INFLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

ISOTOPE;

AQUIFER; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MINERALOGY; MOUNTAIN; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER LEVEL;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEASONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 42549148321     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2008.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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