Using hydrogeochemical data to trace groundwater flow paths in a cold alpine catchment
Using hydrogeochemical data to trace groundwater flow paths in a cold alpine catchment
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利用水文地球化学数据追踪寒冷高山流域的地下水流动路径
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.13440
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发表时间:
2019-07-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Sun, Ziyong
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作者:
Hu, Yalu;Ma, Rui;Sun, Ziyong
Significant uncertainty remains in understanding the groundwater flow pathways in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Hydrogeochemical and isotopic data as well as hydrogeological data were combined to explore the groundwater flow path in a representative cold alpine catchment in the headwater region of the Heihe River. The results indicate that the suprapermafrost groundwater chemical components were mainly affected by calcite dissolution and evaporation, whereas the geochemistry of subpermafrost groundwater was controlled by dolomite and gypsum dissolution, calcite precipitation, and albite and halite dissolution. Distinct hydrogeochemical characteristics and controlling processes suggest a poor hydraulic connectivity between the suprapermafrost and subpermafrost groundwater. The hydraulic connectivity between permafrost groundwater and groundwater in the seasonally frozen area was confirmed by their similar hydrogeochemical features. In the seasonally frozen area, a silty clay layer with low permeability separates the aquifer into the deep (depth >20 m) and shallow (depth