Evaluating the source and seasonality of submarine groundwater discharge using a radon-222 pore water transport model

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 273, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 312-322

  Smith, Christopher G ^a   Cable, Jaye E ^a   Martin, Jonathan B ^b   Roy, Moutusi ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Indian River Lagoon; non local exchange; pore water model; radium; radon; submarine groundwater discharge; subterranean estuary

Indexed keywords

INDIAN RIVER LAGOON; NON-LOCAL EXCHANGE; PORE WATER MODEL; PORE WATERS; RADIUM; SEASONALITY; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; SUBTERRANEAN ESTUARY;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; RADON; WATER;

FLUID MECHANICS;

ALGORITHM; DISCHARGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHREATIC ZONE; POREWATER; RADON; SEEPAGE; VADOSE ZONE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49849099235     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.06.043     Document Type: Article

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