An estimation of groundwater type and origin of the complex Karst catchment using hydrological and hydrogeochemical parameters: A case study of the Gacka river springs

Geologia Croatica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-178

  Reberski, Jasmina Lukač ^a   Kapelj, Sanja ^b   Terzic, Josip ^a  

^a CROATIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Hydrogeochemistry; Hydrogeology; Isotopic research; Karst; River gacka

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CATCHMENT; DATA PROCESSING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; KARST HYDROLOGY; SPRING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GACKA RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70649107042     PISSN: 1330030X     EISSN: 13334875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4154/gc.2009.15     Document Type: Article

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