Groundwater hydrochemical characteristics and processes along flow paths in the North China Plain

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 70-71, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-264

  Xing, Lina ^a,b,c   Guo, Huaming ^a,b   Zhan, Yanhong ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c China Urban Construction Design and Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Groundwater evolution; Inverse modeling; Stable isotope; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INVERSE ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84879799178     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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