An ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources in the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, China
Abstract
In recent years, ecological degradation caused by irrational groundwater exploitation has been of growing concern in arid and semiarid regions. To address the groundwater-ecological issues, this paper proposes a groundwater-resource exploitation mode to evaluate the tradeoff between groundwater development and ecological environment in the northern Tianshan Mountains, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Field surveys and remote sensing studies were conducted to analyze the relation between the distribution of hydrological conditions and the occurrence of ecological types. The results show that there is a good correlation between groundwater depth and the supergene ecological type. Numerical simulations and ecological assessment models were applied to develop an ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources. The mode allows the groundwater levels in different zones to be regulated by optimizing groundwater exploitation modes. The prediction results show that the supergene ecological quality will be better in 2020 and even more groundwater can be exploited in this mode. This study provides guidance for regional groundwater management, especially in regions with an obvious water scarcity.
- Authors:
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- Chang'an Univ., Shaanxi (China). Key Lab. of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecology in Arid Areas
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Earth and Environmental Sciences Division
- Univ. College of Dublin, Dublin (Ireland). UCD Dooge Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Civil, Structure and Environmental Engineering
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1329854
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-14-28260
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-1694
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396; 41230314
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Hydrology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of Hydrology; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-1694
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; Environmental Protection; Arid and semiarid regions; Groundwater resources; Ecological evaluation; Exploitation mode
Citation Formats
Shang, Haimin, Wang, Wenke, Dai, Zhenxue, Duan, Lei, Zhao, Yaqian, and Zhang, Jing. An ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources in the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, China. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.10.012.
Shang, Haimin, Wang, Wenke, Dai, Zhenxue, Duan, Lei, Zhao, Yaqian, & Zhang, Jing. An ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources in the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, China. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.10.012
Shang, Haimin, Wang, Wenke, Dai, Zhenxue, Duan, Lei, Zhao, Yaqian, and Zhang, Jing. Mon .
"An ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources in the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, China". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.10.012. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1329854.
@article{osti_1329854,
title = {An ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources in the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, China},
author = {Shang, Haimin and Wang, Wenke and Dai, Zhenxue and Duan, Lei and Zhao, Yaqian and Zhang, Jing},
abstractNote = {In recent years, ecological degradation caused by irrational groundwater exploitation has been of growing concern in arid and semiarid regions. To address the groundwater-ecological issues, this paper proposes a groundwater-resource exploitation mode to evaluate the tradeoff between groundwater development and ecological environment in the northern Tianshan Mountains, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Field surveys and remote sensing studies were conducted to analyze the relation between the distribution of hydrological conditions and the occurrence of ecological types. The results show that there is a good correlation between groundwater depth and the supergene ecological type. Numerical simulations and ecological assessment models were applied to develop an ecology-oriented exploitation mode of groundwater resources. The mode allows the groundwater levels in different zones to be regulated by optimizing groundwater exploitation modes. The prediction results show that the supergene ecological quality will be better in 2020 and even more groundwater can be exploited in this mode. This study provides guidance for regional groundwater management, especially in regions with an obvious water scarcity.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.10.012},
journal = {Journal of Hydrology},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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