Review: Progress in permafrost hydrogeology in China

• 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

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...