Isotope-based investigation on the groundwater flow and recharge mechanism in a hard-rock aquifer system: The case of Ranchi urban area, India;Investigation sur le flux de nappe et sur le mécanisme de recharge d'un système aquifère du socle basée sur les isotopes: Cas de la zone urbaine de Ranchi, Inde

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1101-1115

  Saha, Dipankar ^a   Dwivedi, S N ^a   Roy, Goutam Kr ^a   Reddy, D V ^b  

^a CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Groundwater development; India; Stable isotopes; Urban water supply

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC HEAD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

INDIA; JHARKHAND; RANCHI;

EID: 84880637173     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-0974-3     Document Type: Article

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