Conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water to reduce soil salinization in the Yinchuan Plain, North-West China

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 337-353

  Li, Peiyue ^a   Qian, Hui ^a   Wu, Jianhua ^a  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; China; Conjunctive use of water; Groundwater development; Groundwater modelling; Salinization

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; CHINA; CONJUNCTIVE USE; GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER MODELLING; SALINIZATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ARID REGION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION; POLICY APPROACH; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SALINIZATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; WATER USE;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 85044249661     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1443059     Document Type: Article

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