Local recharge processes in glacial and alluvial deposits of a temperate catchment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 389, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 90-100

  Fragalà, Federico A ^a   Parkin, Geoff ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvium; Chloride; Chloride mass balance; Glacial till; Nitrate; Recharge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; BOREHOLE CORES; CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE MASS BALANCE; CHLORIDE PROFILES; DOWNSLOPE; FILTRATION PROCESS; GLACIAL TILL; HILLSLOPES; HOTSPOTS; LATERAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; NEAR-SURFACE; QUATERNARY DEPOSITS; RECHARGE PROCESS; RECHARGE RATES; ROOT ZONE; UNSATURATED ZONE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LITHOLOGY; NITRATES; RUNOFF;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BOREHOLE; CHLORIDE; HILLSLOPE; HOT SPOT; LAND USE; MASS BALANCE; QUATERNARY; RECHARGE; RHIZOSPHERE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TILL;

CUMBRIA; EDEN VALLEY; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954383066     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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