Hydrogeochemistry and strontium isotopes in the Arno River Basin (Tuscany, Italy): Constraints on natural controls by statistical modeling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 360, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 166-183

  Nisi, B ^a,b   Buccianti, A ^a   Vaselli, O ^a,b   Perini, G ^b   Tassi, F ^a   Minissale, A ^b   Montegrossi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arno River Basin; Central Italy; Inverse modeling; Running waters; Strontium isotopes; Water geochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CURVE FITTING; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GRAPHIC METHODS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ISOTOPES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MIXING; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

ARNO RIVER BASIN; CENTRAL ITALY; INVERSE MODELING; RUNNING WATERS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISCHARGE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORITE; FACIES; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INVERSE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; THERMAL SPRING; TRACE ELEMENT; TRIBUTARY;

ARNO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 51249111506     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.030     Document Type: Article

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