Spatial analysis of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes ("isoscapes") in ground water and tap water across South Africa

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 145, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-222

  West, A G ^a   February, E C ^a   Bowen, G J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

D excess; Precipitation; Water resources; Wildlife forensics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER RESOURCES;

D-EXCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; GEOSTATISTICAL MODELING; HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN STABLE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; POTENTIAL EVAPORATION; WILDLIFE FORENSICS;

ISOTOPES;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER RESOURCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84905253498     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.06.009     Document Type: Article

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