Mixing of Rhône River water in Lake Geneva (Switzerland-France) inferred from stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope profiles

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 477, Issue , 2013, Pages 152-164

  Halder, Janine ^a   Decrouy, Laurent ^a   Vennemann, Torsten W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Lake Geneva; Lake mixing; Oxygen; River interflow; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DENSITY GRADIENTS; DEPTH PROFILE; DIRECT PRECIPITATION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; INTERFLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE WATERS; LOCAL STABILITY; MELT WATER; METALIMNION; NUTRIENT TRANSPORT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER WATER; SHALLOW BAY; STABLE ISOTOPES; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMNS;

CATCHMENTS; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; LAKES; MIXING; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; RIVERS; TURBIDITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALTITUDE; DENSITY; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; INFLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE WATER; MELTWATER; MIXING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIFICATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

FRANCE; LAKE GENEVA; RHONE RIVER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84871514208     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.026     Document Type: Article

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