Noble gas and isotope geochemistry in western Canadian Arctic watersheds: Tracing groundwater recharge in permafrost terrain;Gaz rares et géochimie isotopique sur des bassins versants de l'Arctique Canadien: Traçage de recharge de nappe dans le permafrost

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-91

  Utting, Nicholas ^a,d   Lauriol, Bernard ^a   Mochnacz, Neil ^b   Aeschbach Hertig, Werner ^c   Clark, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d BGC ENGINEERING INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Groundwater age; Noble gas; Permafrost; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NOBLE GAS; PERMAFROST; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATERSHED;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

EID: 84873511021     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0913-8     Document Type: Article

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