Spatio-temporal variation of stable isotopes of river waters, water source identification and water security in the Heishui Valley (China) during the dry-season

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-319

  An, Shuqing ^a   Xu, Zhen ^a   Fan, Ningjiang ^a   Cui, Jun ^a   Wang, Zhongsheng ^a   Liu, Shirong ^a,b,c   Pan, Jiayong ^a   Lin, Guanghui ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Climate change; Snow and glacial meltwater; Stable isotopes; Water resource conservation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRY SEASON; GLACIER; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MELTWATER; NATURE CONSERVATION; RECHARGE; RIVER WATER; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRIBUTARY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATERSHED;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HEISHUI VALLEY; SICHUAN;

EID: 41249102191     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0260-3     Document Type: Article

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