Mixing of water in a carbonate aquifer, southern Italy, analysed through stable isotope investigations

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-33

  Petrella, Emma ^a   Celico, Fulvio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquifer heterogeneity; Carbonate aquifer; Mixing processes; Southern Italy; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXING; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VADOSE ZONE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER;

EID: 84870777542     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.42.1.4     Document Type: Article

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