Biogeochemistry at the zone of intermittent saturation: Field-based study of the shallow alluvial aquifer, Rio Grande, New Mexico

Geosphere

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 366-380

  Vinson, David S ^a,b   Block, Susan E ^a,c   Crossey, Laura J ^a   Dahm, Clifford N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial aquifer; Biogeochemistry; Redox; Rio grande; Terminal electron accepting process; Zone of intermittent saturation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONFINED AQUIFER; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FIELD SURVEY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRON OXIDE; LEVEE; ORGANIC CARBON; RECHARGE; REDOX CONDITIONS; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER WATER; SEMIARID REGION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER TABLE;

NEW MEXICO; RIO GRANDE [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60349121531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00073.1     Document Type: Article

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