Estimating groundwater recharge from water isotope (δ2H, δ18) depth profiles in the Densu River basin, Ghana;Estimation de la recharge des eaux souterraines à partir des profils en profondeur des isotopes de l'eau (d2H, d18O) dans le bassin de la Rivière Densu, Ghana

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1405-1416

  Adomako, D ^a,b,c   Maloszewski, P ^c   Stumpp, C ^c   Osae, S ^a,b   Akiti, T T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Densu River basin; Ghana; Groundwater recharge; Unsaturated zone; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

GHANA; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; RIVER BASINS; UNSATURATED ZONE; WATER ISOTOPES;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF WATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RIVERS; WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

FLOW VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VADOSE ZONE; WATER DEPTH; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DENSU BASIN; GHANA;

EID: 79953201513     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2010.527847     Document Type: Article

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