Characterizing the recharge regime of the strongly exploited aquifers of the North China Plain by environmental tracers

Water Resources Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Von Rohden, Christoph ^a   Kreuzer, Andreas ^a   Chen, Zongyu ^b   Kipfer, Rolf ^c,d   Aeschbach Hertig, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC MODIFICATION; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUND WATER TABLE; GROUNDWATER AGES; HEBEI PROVINCE; IRRIGATION WATERS; NATURAL RECHARGE; NOBLE GAS; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; RECHARGE AREA; RECHARGE RATES; RESIDENCE TIME; SATURATED ZONE; STABLE ISOTOPES; WATER BALANCE;

AQUIFERS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INERT GASES; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; TRITIUM; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INFLOW; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHREATIC ZONE; PIEDMONT; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER BUDGET; WATER TABLE;

CHINA; HEBEI; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; SHIJIAZHUANG;

EID: 77952274636     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007660     Document Type: Article

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