Inverse application of age-distribution modeling using environmental tracers 3H/3He

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1002-1010

  Ivey, Stephanie S ^a   Gentry, Randall W ^b   Larsen, Dan ^c   Anderson, Jerry ^d  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Environmental issues; Leakage; Tracers; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HELIUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WELLHEADS;

DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; FLOW REGIMES; GREAT-ER; LEAKAGE; MODELING; PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES; SEMICONFINED AQUIFERS; SENSITIVE AREAS; SOURCE WATER PROTECTIONS; SYNTHETIC TESTS; TRACERS; WATER INFILTRATIONS;

POTABLE WATER;

AQUIFER; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INVERSE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 54249123631     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2008)13:11(1002)     Document Type: Article

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