Chloride imbalance in a catchment undergoing hydrological change: Upper Barwon River, southeast Australia

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 187-198

  Cartwright, Ian ^a,b   Gilfedder, Benjamin ^a,b   Hofmann, Harald ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; CL-CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED MATTER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; RAINFALL; SALINITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TABLE;

AUSTRALIA; BARWON RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84875106828     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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