Stable isotope and hydrochemical evolution of groundwater in the semi-arid Hamersley Basin of subtropical northwest Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2012, Pages 281-293

  Dogramaci, Shawan ^a,b   Skrzypek, Grzegorz ^b   Dodson, Wade ^a   Grierson, Pauline F ^b  

^a Rio Tinto Limited Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

2H and 18O; Alluvial and fractured aquifers; Br Cl ratio; Fortescue marsh; Hydrochemistry; Pilbara

Indexed keywords

ARID ZONES; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FORTESCUE MARSH; FRACTURED AQUIFER; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; HAMERSLEY BASIN; HYDROCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; METEORIC WATERS; MINING ACTIVITIES; PILBARA; RAIN-OUT; RAINFALL EVENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SEMI ARID; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ABSTRACTION;

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RAIN; REGIONAL PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BROMINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; EVAPORATION; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; MARSH; MASS BALANCE; MINING; RECHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; SEEPAGE; SEMIARID REGION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; FORTESCUE RIVER; HAMERSLEY BASIN; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84870235218     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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