Geological structure, recharge processes and underground drainage of a glacierised karst aquifer system, Tsanfleuron-Sanetsch, Swiss Alps

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1833-1848

  Gremaud, Vivian ^a   Goldscheider, Nico ^a   Savoy, Ludovic ^b   Favre, Gérald ^c   Masson, Henri ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Hydro Geol Sàrl ^*  (Switzerland)

^c Geologos SA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Karst; Multi tracer test; Retreating glacier; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; JURASSIC; KARST; LIMESTONE; MARL; MORAINE; PALEOGENE; RECHARGE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 71049127485     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0485-4     Document Type: Article

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