Conceptual hydrogeological model of volcanic Easter Island (Chile) after chemical and isotopic surveys

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1329-1348

  Herrera, Christian ^a,b   Custodio, Emilio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b Centro de Investigacion Cientifico y Tecnologico de la Mineria Chile   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chile; Conceptual model; Easter Island; Island hydrology; Volcanic aquifer

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PERMEABILITY; SALINITY; SEEPAGE; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

CHILE; EASTER ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54949113810     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0316-z     Document Type: Article

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