Permafrost and groundwater on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in northeast China;Pergélisol et eau de nappe sur le Plateau Qinghai-Tibet et dans le Nord-Est de la Chine

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-23

  Cheng, Guodong ^a   Jin, Huijun ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

China; Climate change; Ecological environment; Groundwater dynamics; Permafrost degradation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD REGION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GROUNDWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PERMAFROST; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84873501302     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0927-2     Document Type: Article

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