Use of isotope data to determine mean residence time (MRT) of water in a forest catchment: 35S and 3H-based estimates

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-173

  Kim, Su Jin ^a   Lee, Dongho ^a   Kim, Sung ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

35S; 3H; Gwangneung catchment; Mean residence time (MRT); Water resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70749118256     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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