The impact of plant water uptake and recharge on groundwater level at a site in the Loess Plateau of China

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-116

  Yasuda, H ^a,b   Berndtsson, R ^b   Hinokidani, O ^a   Huang, J ^c   Saito, T ^d   Zheng, J ^e   Kimura, R ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

Arid region; Chinese loess plateau; Dam farmland; Groundwater; Plant water uptake

Indexed keywords

CHINESE LOESS PLATEAU; DIURNAL FLUCTUATIONS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLUCTUATION; GROWING SEASON; INTENSIVE RAINFALL; LOESS PLATEAU OF CHINAS; OBSERVATION WELLS; PLANT WATER; RAINY SEASONS; RECHARGE MECHANISMS; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

ARID REGIONS; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARID REGION; GROWING SEASON; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM; WATER LEVEL; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE; WATER UPTAKE;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84874340612     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.241     Document Type: Article

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