Spatial average aquifer recharge through atmospheric chloride mass balance and its uncertainty in continental Spain

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-236

  Alcalá, Francisco J ^a,b   Custodio, Emilio ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d Royal Academy of Sciences   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chloride mass balance; Continental Spain; Large territory; Recharge uncertainty; Spatial aquifer recharge

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER RECHARGE; CHLORIDE MASS BALANCE; CONTINENTAL SPAIN; LARGE TERRITORY; RECHARGE UNCERTAINTY;

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; CHLORIDE; MASS BALANCE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECHARGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84891531495     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9556     Document Type: Article

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