The hydrochemistry of a semi-arid pan basin case study: Sua Pan, Makgadikgadi, Botswana

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1563-1580

  Eckardt, Frank D ^a   Bryant, Robert G ^b   McCulloch, Graham ^c   Spiro, Baruch ^d   Wood, Warren W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; LAKES; LITHOLOGY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SALINE WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EXTRACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALINE ENVIRONMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN; BRINE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; LEACHATE; SALINE LAKE; SALT PAN; SEMIARID REGION; STREAMWATER;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; KALAHARI BASIN; MAKGADIKGADI; NATA RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUA PAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43949112272     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.12.033     Document Type: Article

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