Geochemical, isotopic, and remote sensing constraints on the origin and evolution of the Rub Al Khali aquifer system, Arabian Peninsula

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 70-83

  Sultan, M ^a   Sturchio, N ^b   Al Sefry, S ^c   Milewski, A ^a   Becker, R ^a   Nasr, I ^d   Sagintayev, Z ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d DESERT RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Groundwater recharge and discharge; Oxygen, hydrogen, and strontium isotopes; Red sea hills; Rub Al Khali; Saudi Arabia; Tropical rainfall measuring mission

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONSTRAINT THEORY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EVAPORATION; REMOTE SENSING;

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; RED SEA HILLS; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONSTRAINT THEORY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EVAPORATION; REMOTE SENSING; WATER ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; ARTESIAN WELL; DISCHARGE; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RECHARGE; REMOTE SENSING; SALINITY;

AFRICA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; RED SEA [SUDAN]; RED SEA HILLS; RUB' AL KHALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 44749094262     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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