Characterisation of rapid infiltration flows and vulnerability in a karst aquifer using a decomposed fluorescence signal of dissolved organic matter

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 553-561

  Quiers, Marine ^a   Batiot Guilhe, Christelle ^b   Bicalho, Cristina C ^b   Perrette, Yves ^a   Seidel, Jean Luc ^b   Van Exter, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; Fluorescence; Karst systems; Rapid infiltration flow; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; FLUORESCENCE SIGNALS; FLUORESCENT PROPERTY; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; KARST SYSTEM; MULTIPLE COMPARTMENTS; RAPID INFILTRATION; VULNERABILITY;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84927123303     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2731-2     Document Type: Article

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