Isotopes and groundwater management strategies under semi-arid area: Case of the Souss upstream basin (Morocco)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1084-1093

  Bouragba, L ^a   Mudry, J ^a   Bouchaou, L ^b   Hsissou, Y ^b   Krimissa, M ^c   Tagma, T ^b   Michelot, J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Arid climate; Artificial recharge; Radiocarbon; Souss; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARID CLIMATE; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; RADIOCARBON; SOUSS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM; REPLENISHMENT (WATER RESOURCES); RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURFACE WATERS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

CALCIUM; CARBON 13; CARBON 14; DEUTERIUM; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; OXYGEN 18; RAIN; SURFACE WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EVAPORATION; ISOTOPE TRACING; MOROCCO; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SOIL STRUCTURE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955659806     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.041     Document Type: Article

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