Constraining groundwater recharge and the rate of geochemical processes using tritium and major ion geochemistry: Ovens catchment, southeast Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-149

  Cartwright, Ian ^a,b   Morgenstern, Uwe ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental isotopes; Groundwater recharge; Murray basin; Reaction rates; Tritium

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL GRAVEL; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; COARSE-GRAINED; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES; FLOW MODEL; FLOW SYSTEMS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER RESIDENCE; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HIGH-PRECISION; HYDROGRAPHS; K-FELDSPAR; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; MINERAL REACTIONS; MURRAY BASIN; MURRAY BASIN , AUSTRALIA; PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE RATES; SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA; SURFACE CONTAMINATIONS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

AQUIFERS; CALCITE; CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FELDSPAR; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IONS; ISOTOPES; MICA; OVENS; REACTION RATES; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RUNOFF; SILICATES; STRONTIUM; TRITIUM; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW MODELING; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGRAPH; ION; ISOTOPE; MINERAL; RECHARGE; TRITIUM;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN;

EID: 84870251382     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.037     Document Type: Article

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