Geochemical and hydrological processes controlling groundwater salinity of a large inland wetland of northwest Australia

Chemical Geology

Volumn 357, Issue , 2013, Pages 164-177

  Skrzypek, Grzegorz ^a   Dogramaci, Shawan ^a,b   Grierson, Pauline F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Rio Tinto Limited Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cl Br; Fortescue Marsh; Groundwater; Pilbara; Salinity; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FORTESCUE MARSH; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; HYDROCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; PILBARA; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPES;

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATCHMENTS; EVAPORATION; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; RAIN; SALINE WATER; STRONTIUM; SURFACE WATERS; WETLANDS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; BRINE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; GEOACCUMULATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARSH; RAINFALL; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; FORTESCUE RIVER; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84884395607     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.08.035     Document Type: Article

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