Use of automated radon measurements for rapid assessment of groundwater flow into Florida streams

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 380, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 298-304

  Burnett, William C ^a   Peterson, Richard N ^a   Santos, Isaac R ^a   Hicks, Richard W ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Radon; Submarine Groundwater Discharge; Tracer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; CROSS-SECTION AREA; CURRENT METERS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FLORIDA; FOCAL POINTS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUND WATER INFLOW; INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT; NATURAL TRACERS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON MEASUREMENTS; RAPID ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE LOCATION; STREAM DISCHARGE; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; TRANSIT TIME; WATERBODIES;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LOCATION; RADON; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; SUBMARINES;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

CANAL; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; INFLOW; RADON; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES; TRACER; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72249111947     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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