Hydrochemical and isotopic study of groundwater in the Yinchuan plain, China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2037-2057

  Wang, Lingfen ^a,b   Hu, Fusheng ^a   Yin, Lihe ^c   Wan, Li ^a   Yu, Qiusheng ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b BGI Engineering Consultants Ltd   (China)

^c Xi'an Geology Investigation Institute   (China)

^d Ningxia Institute of Geo engineering and Reconnaissance   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater flow system; Hydrochemistry; Isotopic; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAINS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER AGES; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE SOURCES; ISOTOPIC; QUATERNARY;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; RIVERS; TRITIUM;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; ARID REGION; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RECHARGE; SLIP RATE;

CHINA; NINGXIA HUIZU; YINCHUAN;

EID: 84879782668     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-2040-1     Document Type: Article

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