The discovery of surface runoff in the megadunes of Badain Jaran Desert, China, and its significance

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 707-719

  Zhao, JingBo ^a,b   Ma, YanDong ^a   Luo, XiaoQing ^a   Yue, DaPeng ^a   Shao, TianJie ^a   Dong, ZhiBao ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Badain Jaran Desert; Groundwater supply mechanism; Precipitated salts and water circulation; Runoff produced physical and chemical deposits; Surface and subsurface runoff

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; LAKES; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PRODUCED WATER; RAIN; RUNOFF; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION; BADAIN JARAN DESERT; ENERGY SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER SUPPLY; INFILTRATION EXCESS RUNOFFS; MINERAL AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; SUBSURFACE RUN-OFF; WATER CIRCULATION;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ARID REGION; DUNE FIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAIN SIZE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET;

BADANJILIN DESERT; CHINA;

EID: 85015620722     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-016-9019-2     Document Type: Article

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