Inferring heterogeneity in aquitards using high-resolution δd and δ18 Profiles

Ground Water

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 639-645

  Hendry, M Jim ^a   Wassenaar, L I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUITARDS; DEPTH PROFILE; DIFFUSION PROFILES; HIGH RESOLUTION; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; PORE WATERS; SAND BODY; VERTICAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

AQUIFERS; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; WATER;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

OXYGEN; WATER;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUITARD; CLAY SOIL; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC HEAD; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PERMEABILITY; PIEZOMETER; POREWATER; SAMPLING; TILL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; WATER FLOW;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 69949174771     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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