Evaluating the recharge mechanism of the Lower Kuiseb Dune area using mixing cell modeling and residence time data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 358, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 304-316

  Klaus, Julian ^a   Külls, Christoph ^a   Dahan, Ofer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Ephemeral river; Groundwater recharge; Kuiseb; Mixing cell model

Indexed keywords

CELL MODELING; RESIDENCE TIME (RT); RESIDENCE TIMES;

MIXING;

AQUIFER; DUNE; FLOOD; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; WELL;

AFRICA; KUISEB RIVER; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 48649108443     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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