Flow paths and mixing properties of groundwater using hydrogeochemistry and environmental tracers in the southwestern area of Jeju volcanic island

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 432-433, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-74

  Koh, Dong Chan ^a   Ha, Kyoochul ^a   Lee, Kwang Sik ^b,c   Yoon, Yoon Yeol ^a   Ko, Kyung Seok ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age dating; Nitrate contamination; Recharge source; Spring; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AGE DATING; BASALTIC AQUIFER; BASELINE VALUES; BINARY MIXING; COASTAL AREA; DOMESTIC WELLS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; FLOW PATH; FLOW SYSTEMS; HIGH ALTITUDE; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; JEJU ISLAND; JEJU VOLCANIC ISLANDS; LAVA FLOWS; LOW PERMEABILITY; METEORIC WATERS; MIXING MODELS; MIXING PROPERTY; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; NITRATE LEVELS; OLD WATER; RAINY SEASONS; RECHARGE SOURCE; SOUTH KOREA; STABLE ISOTOPES;

AQUIFERS; BINARY MIXTURES; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; COASTAL ZONES; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; DEUTERIUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BASEFLOW; BOREHOLE; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA FLOW; MIXING; PERMEABILITY; RECHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACER; VOLCANIC ISLAND; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

CHEJU [CHEJU (PRV/ISL)]; CHEJU [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84862815775     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.02.030     Document Type: Article

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