A multitracer approach for characterizing interactions between shallow groundwater and the hydrothermal system in the Norris Geyser Basin area, Yellowstone National Park

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Gardner, W Payton ^a,b   Susong, David D ^c   Solomon, D Kip ^a   Heasler, Henry P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

chemistry; groundwater; heat flow; residence time distribution; springs; tectonics

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GEYSERS; ISOTOPES; PARKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; TRITIUM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BASIN AREA; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; FLOW PATH; GROUND-WATER CIRCULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; MAJOR AND MINOR ELEMENTS; MULTI-TRACER APPROACH; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; STABLE ISOTOPES; WATER SYSTEM; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS;

GROUNDWATER;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SHALLOW WATER; SPRING WATER; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 80051903896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003353     Document Type: Article

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