A radioisotope tracer investigation to determine the direction of groundwater movement adjacent to a tidal creek during spring and neap tides

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-296

  Acworth, R I ^a   Hughes, C E ^b   Turner, I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Br 82; Coastal aquifers; Hydrochemistry; Radioisotope tracer

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350360475     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0085-5     Document Type: Article

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