Groundwater circulation and hydrogeochemical evolution in Nomhon of Qaidam Basin, northwest China

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Xiao, Yong ^a   Shao, Jingli ^a,b   Cui, Yali ^a   Zhang, Ge ^b   Zhang, Qiulan ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater circulation; Hydrochemistry; Isotopes; Qaidam Basin; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CHINA; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI;

EID: 85015781357     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-017-0800-8     Document Type: Article

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