The study of hydrodynamic behaviour of a complex karst system under low-flow conditions using natural and artificial tracers (the catchment of the Unica River, SW Slovenia)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2259-2272

  Ravbar, Nataša ^a   Barberá, Juan Antonio ^b   Petrič, Metka ^a   Kogovšek, Janja ^a   Andreo, B ^b  

^a KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cave monitoring; Chemograph; Groundwater flow alteration; Groundwater protection; Karst aquifer; Multi tracer test; Spring hydrograph

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TRACERS; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; CHEMOGRAPH; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; DRAINAGE AREA; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORESCENT TRACERS; GROUNDWATER PROTECTION; HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOUR; HYDRAULIC CONNECTION; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; INTENSIVE RAINFALL; KARST AQUIFER; KARST CONDUIT; KARST SYSTEM; MONITORED PARAMETERS; MONITORING WATER QUALITY; MULTI-TRACER TESTS; NATURAL TRACERS; RAINFALL EVENT; RECHARGE PATHWAYS; STUDY AREAS; SW SLOVENIA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRACER CONCENTRATION; TRACER TESTS; UNDERGROUND RIVERS; VADOSE ZONE; WATER SAMPLES; WATER TEMPERATURES;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RAIN; RIVERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SPRINGS (WATER); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

LANDFORMS;

AQUIFER; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ION; KARST; MAGNESIUM; MONITORING; POLLUTION EFFECT; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SULFATE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PIVKA RIVER; SLOVENIA;

EID: 84859111298     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1523-4     Document Type: Article

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