Source variability of sediments in the Shihmen Reservoir, Northern Taiwan: Sr isotopic evidence

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-306

  Liu, Hou Chun ^a   You, Chen Feng ^a   Chung, Chuan Hsiung ^a   Huang, Kuo Fang ^a   Liu, Zhi Fei ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Differential weathering; Grain size effect; Sediment source; Strontium isotope

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GRAIN SIZE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; STREAM BED; STREAMWATER; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION; WEATHERING;

SHIHMEN RESERVOIR; TAIWAN;

EID: 79955010802     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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