Published January 1977 | Version v1
Journal article

Environmental tritium as a hydrometeorologic tool in the Roswell basin, New Mexico

  • 1. New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology, Socorro (USA)

Description

Tritium analyses of precipitation collected in central New Mexico in the years 1957-1968 were combined with precipitation distribution patterns in space and time. An empirical tritium input function (effective fallout) was constructed for the Roswell artesian basin in southeastern New Mexico. Rather than linearly related to precipitation, recharge is proportional to a sliding function of the mean annual precipitation. Proper selection of precipitation measuring stations was of critical importance in constructing the tritium input function

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Subtitle (English)
1. Tritium input function and precipitation-recharge relation

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Journal Title
Journal of Hydrology
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
1-2
Series
J. Hydrol.
Journal Page Range
3-17
ISSN
0022-1694

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