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Title: Recharge in semiarid mountain environments

Abstract

A systematic investigation of tritium activity in precipitation, surface water, springs, and ground water of the Roswell artesian basin in New Mexico, has been supplemented by hydrogeologic reconnaissance of spring systems; by various statistical correlations and spectral analysis of stream flow and water level records of observation wells; by spring discharge measurements; by stable isotope determinations (oxygen 18 and deuterium); and by numerical modeling of part of the basin. Two recharge contributions to the Principal or Carbonate Aquifer have been distinguished principally on the basis of their tritium label and aquifer response characteristics. Almost all basin waters (including deep ground water) fall close to the meteoric line of hydrogen/oxygen isotope composition, and this rules out a juvenile origin or appreciable bedrock interaction.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces (USA). New Mexico Water Resources Research Inst.
OSTI Identifier:
6255711
Report Number(s):
PB-83-173286
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; MOUNTAINS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; NEW MEXICO; RADIOACTIVITY; TRITIUM; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; AQUIFERS; ARID LANDS; ARTESIAN BASINS; CARBONATES; DEUTERIUM; OXYGEN 18; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING; RUNOFF; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FEDERAL REGION VI; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MASS TRANSFER; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; STABLE ISOTOPES; USA; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 500300* - Environment, Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 520301 - Environment, Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Water- (1987); 580100 - Geology & Hydrology- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Gross, G W. Recharge in semiarid mountain environments. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Gross, G W. Recharge in semiarid mountain environments. United States.
Gross, G W. 1982. "Recharge in semiarid mountain environments". United States.
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author = {Gross, G W},
abstractNote = {A systematic investigation of tritium activity in precipitation, surface water, springs, and ground water of the Roswell artesian basin in New Mexico, has been supplemented by hydrogeologic reconnaissance of spring systems; by various statistical correlations and spectral analysis of stream flow and water level records of observation wells; by spring discharge measurements; by stable isotope determinations (oxygen 18 and deuterium); and by numerical modeling of part of the basin. Two recharge contributions to the Principal or Carbonate Aquifer have been distinguished principally on the basis of their tritium label and aquifer response characteristics. Almost all basin waters (including deep ground water) fall close to the meteoric line of hydrogen/oxygen isotope composition, and this rules out a juvenile origin or appreciable bedrock interaction.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6255711}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
}

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