Groundwater recharge and discharge dynamics in an arid-zone ephemeral lake system, Australia

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-100

  Costelloe, Justin F ^a   Irvine, Elizabeth C ^a   Western, Andrew W ^a   Herczeg, Andrew L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ARID ENVIRONMENT; EPHEMERAL LAKE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINIZATION; SOIL PROFILE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COOPER CREEK;

EID: 61649125387     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.1.0086     Document Type: Article

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