Old groundwater in parts of the upper Patapsco aquifer, Atlantic Coastal Plain, Maryland, USA: Evidence from radiocarbon, chlorine-36 and helium-4;Eaux souterraines anciennes dans certaines parties de l'aquifère supérieur de Patapsco, Plaine Atlantique côtière, Maryland, Etats-Unis d'Amérique, à partir des données isotopiques du Carbone 14, Chlore 36 et Hélium 4

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1269-1294

  Plummer, L N ^a   Eggleston, J R ^a   Andreasen, D C ^b   Raffensperger, J P ^a   Hunt, A G ^c   Casile, G C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Maryland Geological Survey   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Coastal Plain; Coastal aquifers; Groundwater age; Radioactive isotopes; USA

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; COASTAL AQUIFER; FLOW VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM ISOTOPE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867909533     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0871-1     Document Type: Article

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