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Article: Temporal 222Rn distributions to reveal groundwater discharge into desert lakes: Implication of water balance in the Badain Jaran Desert, China
Title | Temporal 222Rn distributions to reveal groundwater discharge into desert lakes: Implication of water balance in the Badain Jaran Desert, China |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Radon-222 Groundwater discharge The water–air piston velocity Desert lake catchment The Badain Jaran Desert Water balance |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jhydrol |
Citation | Journal of Hydrology, 2016, v. 534, p. 87-103 How to Cite? |
Abstract | How lake systems are maintained and water is balanced in the lake areas in the Badain Jaran Desert (BJD), northeast of China have been debated for about a decade. In this study, continuous 222Rn measurement is used to quantify groundwater discharge into two representative fresh and brine water lakes in the desert using a steady-state mass-balance model. Two empirical equations are used to calculate atmospheric evasion loss crossing the water–air interface of the lakes. Groundwater discharge rates yielded from the radon mass balance model based on the two empirical equations are well correlated and of almost the same values, confirming the validity of the model. The fresh water and brine lakes have a daily averaged groundwater discharge rate of 7.6 ± 1.7 mm d−1 and 6.4 ± 1.8 mm d−1, respectively. The temporal fluctuations of groundwater discharge show similar patterns to those of the lake water level, suggesting that the lakes are recharged from nearby groundwater. Assuming that all the lakes have the same discharge rate as the two studied lakes, total groundwater discharge into all the lakes in the desert is estimated to be 1.59 × 105 m3 d−1. A conceptual model of water balance within a desert lake catchment is proposed to characterize water behaviors within the catchment. This study sheds lights on the water balance in the BJD and is of significance in sustainable regional water resource utilization in such an ecologically fragile area. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/231839 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 5.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.764 |
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dc.contributor.author | Luo, X | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jiao, JJ | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, X | - |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, K | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-20T05:25:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-20T05:25:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Hydrology, 2016, v. 534, p. 87-103 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-1694 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/231839 | - |
dc.description.abstract | How lake systems are maintained and water is balanced in the lake areas in the Badain Jaran Desert (BJD), northeast of China have been debated for about a decade. In this study, continuous 222Rn measurement is used to quantify groundwater discharge into two representative fresh and brine water lakes in the desert using a steady-state mass-balance model. Two empirical equations are used to calculate atmospheric evasion loss crossing the water–air interface of the lakes. Groundwater discharge rates yielded from the radon mass balance model based on the two empirical equations are well correlated and of almost the same values, confirming the validity of the model. The fresh water and brine lakes have a daily averaged groundwater discharge rate of 7.6 ± 1.7 mm d−1 and 6.4 ± 1.8 mm d−1, respectively. The temporal fluctuations of groundwater discharge show similar patterns to those of the lake water level, suggesting that the lakes are recharged from nearby groundwater. Assuming that all the lakes have the same discharge rate as the two studied lakes, total groundwater discharge into all the lakes in the desert is estimated to be 1.59 × 105 m3 d−1. A conceptual model of water balance within a desert lake catchment is proposed to characterize water behaviors within the catchment. This study sheds lights on the water balance in the BJD and is of significance in sustainable regional water resource utilization in such an ecologically fragile area. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jhydrol | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Hydrology | - |
dc.subject | Radon-222 | - |
dc.subject | Groundwater discharge | - |
dc.subject | The water–air piston velocity | - |
dc.subject | Desert lake catchment | - |
dc.subject | The Badain Jaran Desert | - |
dc.subject | Water balance | - |
dc.title | Temporal 222Rn distributions to reveal groundwater discharge into desert lakes: Implication of water balance in the Badain Jaran Desert, China | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Luo, X: xinluo@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Jiao, JJ: jjiao@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Luo, X=rp02606 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Jiao, JJ=rp00712 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.12.051 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84953407344 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 266628 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 534 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 87 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 103 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000371940900009 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0022-1694 | - |