Characterizing sources of groundwater to a tropical coastal lagoon in a karstic area using radium isotopes and water chemistry

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 377-394

  Young, Megan B ^a   Gonneea, Meagan Eagle ^a   Fong, Derek A ^b   Moore, Willard S ^c   Herrera Silveira, Jorge ^d   Paytan, Adina ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Lagoons; Nutrients; Radium; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COASTAL LAGOON; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; KARST; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM ISOTOPE; RECHARGE; SALINITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CELESTUN LAGOON; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN;

EID: 43049147649     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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