Technical note: Transit times of reactive tracers under  time-variable hydrologic conditions

Miazza, Raphaël; Benettin, Paolo

doi:10.5194/hess-30-1247-2026

Articles | Volume 30, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-1247-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-1247-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 30, issue 4

Technical note

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03 Mar 2026

Technical note |

| 03 Mar 2026

Technical note: Transit times of reactive tracers under time-variable hydrologic conditions

Raphaël Miazza and Paolo Benettin

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