Spatial variability of the shallow groundwater level and its chemistry characteristics in the low plain around the Bohai Sea, North China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3697-3710

  Zhou, Zaiming ^a   Zhang, Guanghui ^a   Yan, Mingjiang ^a   Wang, Jinzhe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater chemistry characteristics; Groundwater level; Low plain around the Bohai Sea; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

BOHAI SEA; COASTAL PLAIN; GAUSSIANS; GEOSTATISTICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NORTH CHINA; SALT CONTENT; SEMIVARIOGRAMS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS;

ALKALINITY; CHLORINE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORINE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; SEA WATER;

ALKALINITY; COASTAL PLAIN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; GROUNDWATER; IONIC COMPOSITION; SALT; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WELL WATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHINA; COASTAL PLAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER LEVEL; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LAND USE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLID; TOTAL SALT CONTENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER CONTENT; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SOLUBLE ION COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SALINITY; WATER FLOW;

BOHAI SEA; CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84863752734     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2217-1     Document Type: Article

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