A multi-tracer approach to quantifying groundwater inflows to an upland river; assessing the influence of variable groundwater chemistry

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Atkinson, A P ^a,b   Cartwright, I ^a,b   Gilfedder, B S ^a,b   Hofmann, H ^a   Unland, N P ^a,b   Cendon D I ^c,d   Chisari, R ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

222Rn; 3H; baseflow; Gellibrand; geochemistry; groundwater

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; COPYRIGHTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

3H; BASEFLOWS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; GELLIBRAND; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; MULTI-TRACER APPROACH; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

BASEFLOW; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFLOW; RADON ISOTOPE; TRACER; TRITIUM;

AUSTRALIA; GELLIBRAND RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84984598082     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10122     Document Type: Article

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