Isotopic, geophysical and biogeochemical investigation of submarine groundwater discharge: IAEA-UNESCO intercomparison exercise at Mauritius Island

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-45

  Povinec, P P ^a   Burnett, W C ^b   Beck, A ^c   Bokuniewicz, H ^c   Charette, M ^d   Gonneea, M E ^d   Groening, M ^e   Ishitobi, T ^f   Kontar, E ^g   Liong Wee Kwong, L ^h   Marie, D E P ⁱ   Moore, W S ^j   Oberdorfer, J A ^k   Peterson, R ^b   Ramessur, R ^l   Rapaglia, J ^c   Stieglitz, T ^m,n   Top, Z ^o  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^g SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^h INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

ⁱ Mauritius Oceanography Institute   (Mauritius)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^k SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^m JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁿ AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^o UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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Author keywords

Groundwater; Nutrients; Radium isotopes; Radon; Seawater; Seepage meters; Stable isotopes; Tritium

Indexed keywords

BULK CONDUCTIVITIES; COASTAL REGIONS; DISCHARGE RATES; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; IN-SITU; INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE; INTERCOMPARISONS; ISOTOPE ENRICHMENTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RADON MEASUREMENTS; SEEPAGE METERS; SEEPAGE RATE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; STABLE ISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; WATER BALANCE; WEST COAST;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY WATER; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ISOTOPES; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; RADON; SEAWATER; SEEPAGE; SUBMARINES; TRITIUM;

RADIUM;

GROUND WATER; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DISCHARGE; EUTROPHICATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAGOON; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; RADON ISOTOPE; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SEEPAGE; SHORELINE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THORIUM; TRITIUM; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; UNESCO; URANIUM; WATER BUDGET;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; EXERCISE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAGOON; MAURITIUS; SALINITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; MAURITIUS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RADON; SEAWATER; SHIPS; TRITIUM; UNITED NATIONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 80055008066     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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