Origin and residence time of groundwater in the Tadla basin (Morocco) using multiple isotopic and geochemical tools

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 379, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 323-338

  Bouchaou, L ^a   Michelot, J L ^b   Qurtobi, M ^c   Zine, N ^d   Gaye, C B ^e   Aggarwal, P K ^f   Marah, H ^c   Zerouali, A ^d   Taleb, H ^d   Vengosh, A ^g  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE L ENERGIE DES SCIENCES TECHNIQUES NUCLEAIRES   (Morocco)

^d Direction de la Recherche et de Planification de l'eau   (Morocco)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^f INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Isotopes; Morocco; Recharge; Residence time; Water resources

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; MIXING; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENTS; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; MOROCCO; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION; WATER RESOURCES MODELING;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BASIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TADLA BASIN; TADLA-AZILAL;

EID: 70449473429     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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