Evaluation of spatial interpolation methods for groundwater level in an arid inland oasis, northwest China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1911-1924

  Yao, Liqiang ^a,b,d   Huo, Zailin ^b   Feng, Shaoyuan ^b,c   Mao, Xiaomin ^b   Kang, Shaozhong ^b   Chen, Jin ^a   Xu, Jijun ^a   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^d  

^a CHANGJIANG RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Groundwater level; Interpolation method; Wuwei oasis; Yamamoto's method

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895075519     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2595-5     Document Type: Article

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