O- and H-isotope record of Cape Town rainfall from 1996 to 2008, and its application to recharge studies of table mountain groundwater, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-56

  Harris, C ^a   Burgers, C ^a,b   Miller, J ^c   Rawoot, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Cape Town University   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD FRONT; GROUNDWATER; HAIL; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RECHARGE; SNOW;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 77956038903     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.113.1.33     Document Type: Article

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