A new groundwater radiocarbon correction approach accounting for palaeoclimate conditions during recharge and hydrochemical evolution: The Ledo-Paniselian Aquifer, Belgium

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-455

  Blaser, P C ^a   Coetsiers, M ^b   Aeschbach Hertig, W ^c   Kipfer, R ^d,e   Van Camp, M ^b   Loosli, H H ^f   Walraevens, K ^b  

^a Petraconsult büro für angewandte geologie dipl geol petra c blaser ^*  (Switzerland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; C-MODELS; CALCITE DISSOLUTION; CATION EXCHANGES; CLIMATE CONDITION; COMPUTER CODES; CORRECTION MODELS; FITTING MODEL; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HOLOCENES; HYDROCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; INFILTRATION TEMPERATURES; NETPATH; NOBLE GAS; PALAEOCLIMATE; PHREEQC; PLEISTOCENE; PORE WATERS; PROCESS-ORIENTED; RECHARGE WATER; RESIDENCE TIME; SUBSTANTIAL ERRORS; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION; WATER COMPOSITION;

AQUIFERS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLIMATE MODELS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INERT GASES; ISOTOPES; SEAWATER; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; GROUNDWATER; HOLOCENE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; MODEL TEST; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME;

BELGIUM;

BARTONIA;

EID: 75849149239     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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