Can conductivity and stable isotope tracers determine water sources during flooding? An example from the Elbe River in 2002

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-83

  Barth, Johannes A C ^a,b   Stichler, Willibald ^c   Bergemann, Michael ^d   Reincke, Heinrich ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Wassergütestelle Elbe ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Elbe river; Flood 2002; Mass balance; Mixing; Water stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009591351     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2006.9635278     Document Type: Article

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