TIMS measurements of 226Ra and 228Ra in the Gulf of Lion, an attempt to quantify submarine groundwater discharge

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 337-354

  Ollivier, Patrick ^a   Claude, Christelle ^a   Radakovitch, Olivier ^a   Hamelin, Bruno ^a  

^a CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

226Ra; 228Ra; Gulf of Lion; Submarine groundwater discharge; TIMS

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IONIZATION; MASS BALANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM ISOTOPE; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43049118274     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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