Review: Environmental tracers in arid-zone hydrology

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-29

  Herczeg, Andrew L ^a   Leaney, F W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Australia; Environmental tracers; Groundwater recharge; Review

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DISCHARGE; FLOODING; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; RADIONUCLIDE; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER; VADOSE ZONE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78651487914     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0652-7     Document Type: Review

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