An ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources in the northern Tianshan Mountains, China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 543, Issue , 2016, Pages 386-394

  Shang, Haimin ^a   Wang, Wenke ^a   Dai, Zhenxue ^b   Duan, Lei ^a   Zhao, Yaqian ^c   Zhang, Jing ^a  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arid and semiarid regions; Ecological evaluation; Exploitation mode; Groundwater resources; Supergene ecological type; Tianshan Mountains

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGICAL EVALUATION; EXPLOITATION MODE; SUPERGENE; TIANSHAN;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ARID REGION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; SEMIARID REGION; TRADE-OFF; WATER LEVEL;

CHINA; TIEN SHAN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84991228467     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.10.012     Document Type: Article

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