ISBN-13: 9781138596870 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 144 str.
ISBN-13: 9781138596870 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 144 str.
This study describes interactions between groundwater and surface water and human impacts in the semi-arid Hailiutu catchment in the Erdos Plateau, Northwest China. Hydraulic, hydrochemical, isotopic, temperature and numerical modelling approaches were applied at various spatial and temporal scales for investigating and quantifying groundwater and surface water interactions. The study shows that groundwater constitutes a major part of river discharges at all scales and supplies evaporative water use by plants and crops, and provides data for integrated water resources management to achieve sustainable socio-economic development and ecosystem protection in the Hailiutu catchment.