Groundwater recharge/discharge in semi-arid regions interpreted from isotope and chloride concentrations in north White Nile Rift, Sudan

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 679-692

  Abdalla, Osman A E ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Chloride; Evapotranspiration; Groundwater recharge water budget; Stable isotopes; Sudan

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; DEUTERIUM; DISCHARGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PLEISTOCENE; RECHARGE; WATER BUDGET;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; NILE [SUDAN]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 67349132362     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0388-9     Document Type: Article

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