Radon as an indicator of submarine groundwater discharge in coastal regions

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1313-1320

  Jacob, Noble ^a   Suresh Babu, D S ^b   Shivanna, K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal water; Mass balance; Radon; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849099721     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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