Contribution of age data to the characterization of complex aquifers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 464-465, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-68

  Leray, S ^a   de Dreuzy, J R ^a,b   Bour, O ^a   Labasque, T ^a   Aquilina, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorofluorocarbons; Conceptual models; Environmental tracers; Groundwater age; Heterogeneous aquifers; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; GROUNDWATER AGES; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS;

AQUIFERS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MOLTEN MATERIALS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AGE DETERMINATION; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CFC; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTACT ZONE; CRYSTALLINITY; DATA SET; DISCHARGE; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HARD ROCK; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RESIDENCE TIME; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TRACER;

BRETAGNE; FINISTERE; FRANCE; PLOMEUR;

EID: 84866161784     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.052     Document Type: Article

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