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How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains?

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dc.contributor.author Midgley, JJ
dc.contributor.author Scott, DF
dc.contributor.author Harris, C
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-12T07:44:31Z
dc.date.available 2007-06-12T07:44:31Z
dc.date.issued 2001-07
dc.identifier.citation Midgley, JJ, Scott, DF and Harris, C. 2001. How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains? South African Journal of Science, vol. 97, 08 July, pp 285-286 en
dc.identifier.issn 0038-2353
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/571
dc.description Copyright: 2001 Bureau for Scientific Publishers en
dc.description.abstract Isotopes of water (D, O-18) in rain and streams were used to obtain an estimate of the amount of ground water in the south-western Cape Mountains. It was assumed that the groundwater reservoir is well-mixed and that the water isotope signals in local streams are the same as those of groundwater. Analysis suggests that reservoir volume can be several times that of local rainfall minus local streamflow and up to 2-3 times that of local rainfall. This in turn suggests considerable residence times of water to allow this quality of water to accumulate. This has implications for hydrology as well as for understanding the influence of vegetation on streamflow. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Bureau of Scientific Publishers en
dc.subject Water isotopes en
dc.subject Groundwater reservoir en
dc.subject Streamflow en
dc.subject South-western Cape mountains en
dc.title How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains? en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Midgley, J., Scott, D., & Harris, C. (2001). How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains?. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/571 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Midgley, JJ, DF Scott, and C Harris "How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains?." (2001) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/571 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Midgley J, Scott D, Harris C. How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains?. 2001; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/571. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Midgley, JJ AU - Scott, DF AU - Harris, C AB - Isotopes of water (D, O-18) in rain and streams were used to obtain an estimate of the amount of ground water in the south-western Cape Mountains. It was assumed that the groundwater reservoir is well-mixed and that the water isotope signals in local streams are the same as those of groundwater. Analysis suggests that reservoir volume can be several times that of local rainfall minus local streamflow and up to 2-3 times that of local rainfall. This in turn suggests considerable residence times of water to allow this quality of water to accumulate. This has implications for hydrology as well as for understanding the influence of vegetation on streamflow. DA - 2001-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Water isotopes KW - Groundwater reservoir KW - Streamflow KW - South-western Cape mountains LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2001 SM - 0038-2353 T1 - How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains? TI - How do we know how much groundwater is stored in south-western Cape mountains? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/571 ER - en_ZA


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