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Studies on natural recharge to the groundwater is an important parameter for careful assessment of groundwater potential in arid regions. In this paper, the use of both environmental (2H, 18O and 14C) and artificial (3H and 60Co) isotopes in understanding the nature of recharge and recharge condition of groundwater in certain parts of arid Western Rajasthan are presented and discussed in the light of results of other investigations.
Investigations carried out for three years since 1982 indicate that the natural recharge to the groundwater in the investigated areas may occur once in several years either by direct infiltration of local intense precipitation or through river channels from episodic flash floods or remotely from distant outcrops.
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Chandrasekharan, H., Navada, S.V., Jain, S.K., Rao, S.M., Singh, Y.P. (1988). Studies on Natural Recharge to the Groundwater by Isotope Techniques in Arid Western Rajasthan, India. In: Simmers, I. (eds) Estimation of Natural Groundwater Recharge. NATO ASI Series, vol 222. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7780-9_13
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