Geochemistry analysis and evolution of a bolson aquifer, basin and range province in the Southwestern United States

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-46

  Atkinson, Jon C ^a  

^a Tyndall Air Force Base   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous geochemistry; Geochemistry and trace elements; Hydrogeology; Rio grande river; Surface water; Texas; USA

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; BASIN AND RANGE; CATION EXCHANGES; COMPUTER CODES; FLOW PATH; GEOCHEMICAL CHANGES; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MASS BALANCE; NETPATH; RIO GRANDE; RIO GRANDE RIVER; SATURATION INDEX; TEXAS; US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; USA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; POSITIVE IONS; SODIUM SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WELLS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANION; AQUIFER; BASIN EVOLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATION; DIAGRAM; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; WELL WATER;

RIO GRANDE [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

PIPERACEAE;

EID: 80051666145     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0814-x     Document Type: Article

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