Naturally-high nitrate in unsaturated zone sand dunes above the Stampriet Basin, Namibia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-51

  Stone, A E C ^a,b   Edmunds, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kalahari; Namibia; Nitrate in the unsaturated zone; Stampriet Basin; Transboundary basin; Unsaturated zone recharge

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; DUNE; GROUNDWATER; MASS BALANCE; NITRATE; TERMITE; TIMESCALE; VADOSE ZONE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 84896538174     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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