Forensic isotope analysis to refine a hydrologic conceptual model

Ground Water

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-383

  Bassett, R L ^d   Steinwand, Aaron ^a   Jorat, Saeed ^b   Petersen, Christian ^c   Jackson, Randy ^a  

^a Inyo County Water Department   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER   (United States)

^c MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^d Geochemical Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS;

AQUIFER SYSTEM; HYDROLOGIC CONCEPTUAL MODEL;

ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPE;

AQUEDUCT; AQUIFER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; VALLEY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; SEDIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; LOS ANGELES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OWENS RIVER; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42549150069     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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