Using natural distributions of short-lived radium isotopes to quantify groundwater discharge and recharge
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Using natural distributions of short-lived radium isotopes to quantify groundwater discharge and recharge
Radium activity in pore water of wetland sediments often differs from the amount expected from local production, decay, and exchange with solid phases. This disequilibrium results from vertical transport of radium with groundwater that flows between the underlying aquifer and surface water. In situations where groundwater recharge or discharge is significant, the rate of vertical water flow thr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Limnology and Oceanography
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0024-3590
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.1.0290