Review: Progress in permafrost hydrogeology in China

Groundwater in China's permafrost region is vital for humans and cold-climate ecosystems. Permafrost responses to global warming have significantly changed the spatio-temporal patterns and distribution of properties associated with the groundwater system. The main areas of current and past stud...

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Published in:Hydrogeology Journal
Main Authors: Chang, Juan, Ye, Renzheng, Wang, Genxu
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: SPRINGER 2018
Subjects:
Permafrost
Research
Climate change
Cold regions
China
QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU
THERMOKARST LAKE
GROUNDWATER-FLOW
RIVER-BASIN
DISCONTINUOUS PERMAFROST
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
RUNOFF GENERATION
TALIK EVOLUTION
THERMAL REGIME
ACTIVE-LAYER
Geology
Water Resources
Geosciences
Multidisciplinary
Talik
permafrost
Thermokarst
Online Access:http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/32309
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-018-1802-6
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Summary:Groundwater in China's permafrost region is vital for humans and cold-climate ecosystems. Permafrost responses to global warming have significantly changed the spatio-temporal patterns and distribution of properties associated with the groundwater system. The main areas of current and past studies on permafrost hydrogeology in China include four aspects: groundwater distribution and dynamics in permafrost regions, interplay between groundwater and permafrost, the impact of permafrost degradation on groundwater, and the regional effect of groundwater changes on the environment in permafrost regions. Over the last 10 years, the development and use of coupled heat-transport and groundwater models have focused on the hydrogeology of permafrost, and on groundwater development and distribution in permafrost regions. Progress in groundwater-related research on issues surrounding permafrost regions of China are comprehensively summarized and discussed in this review paper, which should provide a theoretical basis for further study of the groundwater system and its effects on the ecological environment under climate change.

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