Physical hydrogeology and environmental isotopes to constrain the age, origins, and stability of a low-salinity groundwater lens formed by periodic river recharge: Murray Basin, Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 203-221

  Cartwright, Ian ^a   Weaver, Tamie R ^b   Simmons, Craig T ^c   Fifield, L Keith ^d   Lawrence, Charles R ^e   Chisari, Robert ^f   Varley, Simon ^f  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b URS Australia   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baseflow; Environmental isotopes; Groundwater; Recharge; Surface water

Indexed keywords

AQUITARDS; BASEFLOWS; CHANNEL SANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOWTHROUGH; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; HIGH FLOW; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDRAULIC HEADS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; LAND CLEARING; MIXING ZONES; MURRAY BASIN , AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; RIVER LEVELS; RIVERINE ECOSYSTEMS; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SCALE TRANSITION; SHALLOW CHANNELS; TIME-SCALES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; CLAY MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; RIVERS; SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SAND; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

BASEFLOW; CLAY; DROUGHT; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RIVER BANK; RIVER SYSTEM; SALINITY; SAND; SURFACE WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 71849086053     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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