The origin of groundwater in Zhangye Basin, northwestern China, using isotopic signature;L'origine de l'eau souterraine dans le Bassin Zhangye, Nord-Ouest de la Chine, déterminée en utilisant la signature isotopique

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 411-424

  Chen, Jiansheng ^a   Liu, Xiaoyan ^a   Sun, Xiaoxu ^a   Su, Zhiguo ^a   Yong, Bin ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Groundwater surface water relations; Helium neon; Stable isotopes; Water supply

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; INFILTRATION; NEON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECHARGE; SPRING WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRITIUM; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; GANSU; HEI RIVER; HEXI CORRIDOR; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; ZHANGYE BASIN;

EID: 84895741916     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-1051-7     Document Type: Article

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