Identification of a Holocene aquifer-lagoon system using hydrogeochemical data

Quaternary Research (United States)

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 121-131

  Sola, F ^a   Vallejos, A ^a   Daniele, L ^b,c   Pulido Bosch, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Universidad de Chile Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de los Andes   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Hydrochemistry; Middle Holocene; Paleowaters; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; SEAWATER;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HOLOCENES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL DATA; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEOWATERS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

AQUIFERS;

COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL LAGOON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVAPORATION; HOLOCENE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; SEAWATER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; CABO DE GATA; SPAIN;

EID: 84904036702     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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