Use of rhodamine water tracer in the marshland upwelling system

Ground Water

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 678-688

  Richardson, Stephen D ^a,b   Willson, Clint S ^a   Rusch, Kelly A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Komex International Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIGMENTS; SALINE WATER; SOILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

COASTAL AREAS; WATER TRACER;

GROUNDWATER;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SALINITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRACER; WASTEWATER; WETLAND;

MUS;

EID: 4444267780     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2004.tb02722.x     Document Type: Article

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