Characterization of groundwater chemistry under the influence of lithologic and anthropogenic factors along a climatic gradient in Upper Cauvery basin, South India

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2311-2335

  Soumya, B Siva ^a   Sekhar, M ^a   Riotte, J ^a,b   Banerjee, Amlan ^a,c   Braun, Jean Jacques ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^c INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Pumping; Recharge discharge; Silicate carbonate weathering

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; CONCENTRATION-DEPTH PROFILE; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLUCTUATION; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; RECHARGE-DISCHARGE; WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; OPTICAL PUMPING; QUALITY CONTROL; RAIN; RIVER POLLUTION; SILICATES; WATER LEVELS; WEATHERING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DOLOMITE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; PUMPING; RECHARGE;

INDIA; KABINI BASIN;

EID: 84880512806     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-2060-x     Document Type: Article

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