Groundwater Age

Gholam A. Kazemi, Jay H. Lehr, Pierre Perrochet

346 pages, parution le 25/07/2006

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Résumé

Groundwater Age is the first book of its kind that incorporates and synthesizes the state-of-the-art knowledge about the business of groundwater dating - including historical development, principles, applications, various methods, and likely future progress in the concept. It is a well-organized, advanced, clearly written resource for all the professionals, scientists, graduate students, consultants, and water sector managers who deal with groundwater and who seek a comprehensive treatment of the subject of groundwater age.

L'auteur - Gholam A. Kazemi

Gholam A. Kazemi is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Northeastern Iran. He teaches advanced hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and environmental tracers. He has industry experience as a geologist and has authored several relevant publications.

L'auteur - Jay H. Lehr

Jay H. Lehr is the Senior Scientist on the Technical Advisory Board at Earthwater Global, LLC and a Senior Scientist at the Heartland Institute. He is the author of fourteen books and over 500 articles on environmental science.

L'auteur - Pierre Perrochet

Pierre Perrochet has twenty years of experience in the field of groundwater flow and transport modeling within various world-renowned research institutions. His scientific interests focus on theoretical and computational developments related to hydro-thermo-chemical phenomena, with numerous applications to environmental and hydrogeological engineering issues. He is presently Professor at the Centre of Hydrogeology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where he teaches groundwater dynamics, transport processes, and mathematical modeling.

Sommaire

Introduction
History of groundwater age dating research
The applications of groundwater age data
Age-dating young groundwaters
Age-dating old groundwaters
Age-dating very old groundwaters
Modeling of groundwater age and residence time distributions
Issues and thoughts in groundwater dating

Appendix 1: Decay Curves of Groundwater Dating Isotopes. That of Tritium Is Shown in Chapter 4
Appendix 2: Some Useful Information for Groundwater Dating Studies and Table of Conversion of Units
Appendix 3: Concentration of Noble Gases (Used in Groundwater Dating) and Some Important Constituents of the Atmosphere

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Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Gholam A. Kazemi, Jay H. Lehr, Pierre Perrochet
Parution	25/07/2006
Nb. de pages	346
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	605g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471718192
ISBN13	978-0-471-71819-2