Revised conceptualization of the North China Basin groundwater flow system: Groundwater age, heat and flow simulations

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-136

  Cao, Guoliang ^a,b   Han, Dongmei ^c   Currell, Matthew J ^d   Zheng, Chunmiao ^e,f  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GROUNDWATER RESEARCH AND TRAINING   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater age; Groundwater flow system; Hydrodynamic stagnant groundwater; North China Basin

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE; FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; RECHARGE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; WATER TABLE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84977493423     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2016.05.025     Document Type: Article

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