Groundwater recharge and age-depth profiles of intensively exploited groundwater resources in northwest India

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 7554-7562

  Lapworth, D J ^a   MacDonald, A M ^a   Krishan, G ^b   Rao, M S ^b   Gooddy, D C ^a   Darling, W G ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

anisotropy; Groundwater; over exploitation; recharge; tracers

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INERT GASES; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRACERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER RESIDENCE; INTER QUARTILE RANGES; OVEREXPLOITATION; RECHARGE; REGIONAL AQUIFERS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANISOTROPY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 84945241990     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL065798     Document Type: Article

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