Noble gas tracers for characterisation of flow dynamics and origin of groundwater: A case study in Switzerland

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 370, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 64-72

  Althaus, R ^a   Klump, S ^b   Onnis, A ^c   Kipfer, R ^b   Purtschert, R ^a   Stauffer, F ^c   Kinzelbach, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

85Kr; Climate change; Environmental tracers; Isotope hydrology; Noble gas temperature; Tritium

Indexed keywords

85KR; AIR TEMPERATURES; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; CHARACTERISATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; FLOW DYNAMICS; GROUND WATER CONTAMINATIONS; GROUNDWATER DATING; LIMESTONE AQUIFERS; MIXING RATIOS; MOUNTAIN RIDGES; NATURAL ATTENUATIONS; NOBLE GAS; NOBLE GAS TEMPERATURE; STABLE ISOTOPE DATUM; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE SHIFTS; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN HEAT ISLANDS;

AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HELIUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; INERT GASES; ISOTOPES; KRYPTON; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); TRITIUM; WATER;

RIVERS;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; AQUIFER; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT ISLAND; INFILTRATION; LIMESTONE; MIXING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NOBLE GAS; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER; TRITIUM;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA MOUNTAINS; SWISS PLATEAU; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 65449123153     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.02.053     Document Type: Article

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