Recharge and discharge controls on groundwater travel times and flow paths to production wells for the Ammer catchment in southwestern Germany

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 443-452

  Selle, B ^a   Rink, K ^b   Kolditz, O ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

OGS; OpenGeoSys; Water Earth System Science; WESS

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IONS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; RUNOFF; TRACERS; TRAVEL TIME; WATER LEVELS;

DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER MODELLING; OPENGEOSYS; PARTICLE-TRACKING METHOD; WESS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; CARBONATE; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; MODELING; RECHARGE; WATER FLOW;

AMMER RIVER; BAVARIA; GERMANY;

EID: 84876922432     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2333-z     Document Type: Article

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