Environmental isotopes investigation on recharge processes and hydrodynamics of the coastal sedimentary aquifers of Tiruvadanai, Tamilnadu State, India

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 23-39

  Saravana Kumar, U ^a   Sharma, Suman ^a   Navada, S V ^a   Deodhar, A S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Environmental isotopes; Hydrodynamics; Palaeo climate; Recharge processes; Tiruvadanai

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACKPROPAGATION; CALCIUM; DISSOLUTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MINERALS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES; PALAEO-CLIMATE; RECHARGE PROCESSES; TIRUVADANAI;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CARBONATE; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PH; RECHARGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; TIRUVADANAI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 57649186569     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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