Global isotope hydrogeology―Review

S Jasechko - Reviews of Geophysics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Groundwater 18O/16O, 2H/1H, 13C/12C, 3H, and 14C data can help quantify
molecular movements and chemical reactions governing groundwater recharge, quality …

A global analysis of groundwater recharge for vegetation, climate, and soils

JH Kim, RB Jackson - Vadose Zone Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Because groundwater is an essential resource for people and ecosystems, a better
understanding is needed of the fundamental controls on recharge and its interactions with …

Synthesis on groundwater recharge in Southern Africa: A supporting tool for groundwater users

T Abiye - Groundwater for sustainable Development, 2016 - Elsevier
This synthesis on groundwater recharge targets the Southern African region as a result of
the dependence of the community and economic sector on the groundwater resource …

Understanding the origin and fate of nitrate in groundwater of semi-arid environments

S Stadler, K Osenbrück, K Knöller, A Suckow… - Journal of Arid …, 2008 - Elsevier
Though nitrate enrichment in groundwater is a worldwide phenomenon and mainly related
to human impact, processes leading to nitrate enrichment in scarcely inhabited semi-arid …

Hand dug wells in Namibia: an underestimated water source or a threat to human health?

H Wanke, A Nakwafila, JT Hamutoko, C Lohe… - … of the Earth, Parts a/b/c, 2014 - Elsevier
The rural population of parts of northern and western Namibia uses hand dug wells for their
domestic water supply, partly because no other source (eg, deep tube wells) is available, but …

Chloride, hydrochemical and isotope methods of groundwater recharge estimation in eastern Mediterranean areas: a case study in Jordan

E Zagana, M Obeidat, C Kuells… - … : An International Journal, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Jordan is classified as an arid to semi‐arid country with a population according to 1999
estimates of 4· 8 millions inhabitants and a growth rate of 3· 4%. Efficient use of Jordan's …

[图书][B] Growing lake with growing problems: integrated hydrogeological investigation on Lake Beseka, Ethiopia

EA Belay - 2009 - core.ac.uk
The complex tectonic and volcanic processes in the Ethiopian rift valley have resulted in the
formation of volcano-tectonic structural depressions that became sites for many rift valley …

Estimation of groundwater vulnerability to pollution based on DRASTIC in the Niipele sub-basin of the Cuvelai Etosha Basin, Namibia

JT Hamutoko, H Wanke, HJ Voigt - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2016 - Elsevier
Surface water is a scarce resource in Namibia with about sixty percent of Namibia's
population dependent on groundwater for drinking purposes. With increasing population …

Groundwater recharge assessment for the Kalahari catchment of north-eastern Namibia and north-western Botswana with a regional-scale water balance model

H Wanke, A Dünkeloh, P Udluft - Water Resources Management, 2008 - Springer
Groundwater is the only source of drinking water for the inhabitants of the Kalahari. Thus
understanding spatial and temporal variations in groundwater recharge is very important …

Stable isotope signatures of meteoric water in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia: Seasonal characteristics, trends and relations to southern African patterns

H Wanke, M Gaj, M Beyer, P Koeniger… - … in environmental and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The study area is the Namibian part of the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin (CEB), located in central
northern Namibia. The CEB is home to 40% of Namibia's population, and most of the people …