Mixing and transport of water in a karst catchment: A case study from precipitation via seepage to the spring

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-292

  Schwarz, K ^a   Barth, J A C ^b   Postigo Rebollo, C ^c   Grathwohl, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KARST HYDROLOGY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEEPAGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLOW;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLAUHOHLE; GERMANY;

EID: 72449186107     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-285-2009     Document Type: Article

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