Evidence for double diffusion in temperate meromictic lakes

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 667-674

  Von Rohden, C ^a   Boehrer, B ^b   Ilmberger, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MEROMICTIC LAKE; MINING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77950987908     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-667-2010     Document Type: Article

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