Whangaehu River, New Zealand: Geochemistry of a river discharging from an active crater lake

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 447-460

  Deely, J M ^a,c   Sheppard, D S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c Environment BOP   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC WATER; CRATER LAKE; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER WATER; VOLCANO;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, MOUNT RUAPEHU; NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, WHANGAEHU RIVER;

EID: 85047677517     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(96)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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