The use of environmental tracers to determine focused recharge from a saline disposal basin and irrigation channels in a semiarid environment in Southeastern Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 538, Issue , 2016, Pages 326-338

  Robson, T C ^a   Webb, J A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental tracers; Focused recharge; Groundwater recharge; Murray Basin; Saline disposal basin

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IRRIGATION; LAKES; LAND USE; SALINE WATER; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; FOCUSED RECHARGE; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; MURRAY BASINS; SALINE DISPOSAL BASIN;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

EID: 84964547463     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.03.043     Document Type: Article

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