Radionuclides as natural tracers for the characterization of fluids in regional discharge areas, Buda Thermal Karst, Hungary

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 426-427, Issue , 2012, Pages 124-137

  Eross, Anita ^a   Mádl Szonyi, Judit ^a   Surbeck, Heinz ^b   Horváth, Ákos ^a   Goldscheider, Nico ^c   Csoma, Anita É ^d,e  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Shell International E and P   (Netherlands)

^e Subsurface Group Inc Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

Buda Thermal Karst; Groundwater mixing; Karst aquifer; Radioactive isotopes; Regional discharge area

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DECAY; BUDA THERMAL KARST; BUDAPEST; CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIFFERENT PROCESS; DISCHARGE ZONE; ENDMEMBERS; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUID COMPOSITION; FORMING PROCESS; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; GEOGENIC; GROUNDWATER MIXING; HUNGARY; KARST AQUIFER; KARST SYSTEM; KARST WATER; MIXING RATIOS; NATURAL TRACERS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; RADON SOURCE; REGIONAL DISCHARGE AREA; SPRING WATER;

AQUIFERS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CAVES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RADON; URANIUM;

MIXING;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; DISCHARGE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRON HYDROXIDE; KARST HYDROLOGY; MIXING; RADIOACTIVITY; TRACER;

BUDAPEST; HUNGARY;

EID: 84857195756     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.01.031     Document Type: Article

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