Tritium/3He Dating of River Infiltration: An Example from the Danube in the Szigetköz Area, Hungary

M. Stute; J. Deák; K. Révész; J. K. Böhlke; É Deseö; R. Weppernig; P. Schlosser

doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.1997.tb00160.x

Tritium/³He Dating of River Infiltration: An Example from the Danube in the Szigetköz Area, Hungary

M. Stute, J. Deák, K. Révész, J. K. Böhlke, É Deseö, R. Weppernig, P. Schlosser

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³H, ³He, ⁴He, and Ne data were obtained from a shallow ground-water system being recharged by bank infiltration from the Danube River in northwestern Hungary. After correting for excess air, ⁴He and Ne concentrations reflect a recharge temperature of about 9° C, close to the mean annual temperature of the Danube (10.4° C). Values of ³H plus ³He_trit, ("initial tritium") as a function of the tritium/³He age are consistent with time series measurements of tritium in the Danube. Tritium/³He ages increase linearly as a function of distance from the Danube along ground-water flow lines. A horizontal flow velocity of about 530 m yr^-1 was derived from the age gradient. Most of the deviations between measured Danube tritium data and ground-water tritium/³He data can be explained by dispersive mixing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	905-911
Number of pages	7
Journal	Ground Water
Volume	35
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.1997.tb00160.x
State	Published - Jan 1 1997
Externally published	Yes

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