Mining lakes as groundwater-dominated hydrological systems: Assessment of the water balance of Mining Lake Plessa 117 (Lusatia, Germany) using stable isotopes

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 4620-4627

  Hofmann, Hilmar ^a   Knöller, Kay ^b   Lessmann, Dieter ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental isotopes; Groundwater model; Mining lake; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREA; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES; GERMANY; GROUND WATER INFLOW; GROUNDWATER MODEL; GROUNDWATER MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM; LIGNITE MINING; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; METEORIC WATERS; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING LAKE; MINING LAKES; STABLE ISOTOPES; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; WATER BALANCE; WATER EXCHANGE;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; EVAPORATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; MINING; RUNOFF; VAPORS; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ABANDONED MINE; AQUIFER; CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFLOW; MINING; MODELING; OUTFLOW; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER BUDGET; WATER EXCHANGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LUSATIA;

EID: 67650311798     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7071     Document Type: Article

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