Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2020, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 935-948.doi: 10.1007/s11442-020-1763-2
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ZHANG Qinghua1, LUO Zhuanxi1,*(), LU Wen3, HARALD Zepp4, ZHAO Yufeng1,2, TANG Jialiang3
Received:
2019-09-20
Accepted:
2020-03-05
Online:
2020-06-25
Published:
2020-08-25
Contact:
LUO Zhuanxi
E-mail:zxluo@iue.ac.cn;zxluoire@163.com
About author:
Zhang Qinghua (1990–), MS Candidate, specialized in environmental geochemistry. E-mail: tsinghua_cags@163.com
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ZHANG Qinghua, LUO Zhuanxi, LU Wen, HARALD Zepp, ZHAO Yufeng, TANG Jialiang. Using water isotopes and hydrogeochemical evidences to characterize groundwater age and recharge rate in the Zhangjiakou area, North China[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(6): 935-948.
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Table 1
Hydrochemical parameters of water samples in the Zhangjiakou area"
Site | Sampling | Water typea | Well depth (m) | pH | EC (us.cm-1) | TDS (mg·L-1) | δD (‰) | δ18O (‰) | d-excess (‰) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhangbei G n=6, S n=3 | GJL | G | 45 | 7.41 | 1014.3 | 595 | -81.80 | -11.9 | 13.8 |
ZBM | G | 23 | 7.37 | 1800.7 | 1078.8 | -76.28 | -11.2 | 13.1 | |
AGL2 | S | / | 7.43 | 1134.3 | 625.5 | -73.02 | -11.0 | 15.0 | |
Sanggan river basin G n=9, S n=3 | DTW | G | 181 | 8.16 | 816.0 | 463.2 | -94.84 | -13.4 | 12.7 |
QJSW | G | 70 | 8.07 | 2398.0 | 1331.5 | -93.06 | -13.1 | 11.5 | |
HSY | G | 41 | 8.15 | 394.8 | 219.6 | -81.24 | -11.8 | 12.8 | |
SGH | S | / | 8.16 | 1019.0 | 578.0 | -73.64 | -10.5 | 10.0 | |
Qingshui river basin G n=18, S n=6 | CJ | G | 80 | 7.41 | 483.0 | 281.3 | -88.33 | -13.4 | 18.9 |
DXZ | G | 111 | 7.52 | 817.7 | 482.8 | -77.84 | -11.2 | 11.7 | |
ST | G | 120 | 7.42 | 1002.3 | 580 | -79.74 | -11.9 | 15.1 | |
QZRL | G | 90 | 7.23 | 1465.7 | 835 | -77.28 | -11.6 | 15.2 | |
GS | G | 8.55 | 7.28 | 658.0 | 386.7 | -80.64 | -12.0 | 15.2 | |
GJY | G | 70 | 7.14 | 693.0 | 417.2 | -83.30 | -12.5 | 16.4 | |
CH | S | / | 7.74 | 328.7 | 191.0 | -83.69 | -11.9 | 11.5 | |
H1 | S | / | 8.40 | 471.3 | 292.0 | -73.82 | -10.3 | 8.9 | |
Yanghe river basin G n=21, S n=15 | CG | G | 140 | 7.89 | 353.6 | 198.7 | -74.91 | -10.8 | 11.7 |
DL | G | 60 | 7.75 | 904.7 | 531.2 | -67.97 | -9.7 | 9.6 | |
Y1Z | G | 103 | 7.68 | 585.0 | 348.2 | -74.20 | -10.9 | 12.9 | |
Y2Z | G | 40 | 7.75 | 782.0 | 460.2 | -69.15 | -10.0 | 10.6 | |
XH | G | 60 | 8.05 | 556.0 | 325.5 | -78.33 | -11.5 | 13.7 | |
XHY | G | 150 | 7.90 | 862.4 | 462.0 | -72.60 | -10.5 | 11.6 | |
NG | G | 100 | 7.86 | 761.3 | 461.5 | -76.64 | -11.2 | 13.1 | |
YH | S | / | 8.22 | 738.3 | 433.7 | -69.48 | -9.8 | 9.0 | |
YX | S | / | 8.20 | 993.0 | 606.2 | -67.54 | -9.3 | 7.1 | |
YHZ1 | S | / | 8.02 | 902.7 | 530.5 | -63.83 | -8.7 | 5.6 | |
YHZ2 | S | / | 8.27 | 710.3 | 424.5 | -71.80 | -10.0 | 8.3 | |
GT | S | / | 8.15 | 1007.0 | 609.5 | -66.70 | -9.2 | 6.9 |
Table 2
The precipitation of δD and δ18O values in 2018 and 2019 in the Zhangjiakou area"
Seasons | δD (‰) | δ18O (‰) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | |
Spring (March to May) | -89.207 | 22.058 | -41.625 | -13.697 | -0.479 | -7.466 |
Summer (June to August) | -137.578 | -9.806 | -63.830 | -19.120 | -1.381 | -10.074 |
Autumn (September to November) | -140.370 | -30.687 | -89.519 | -20.393 | -5.444 | -14.149 |
Winter (December to February) | -124.621 | -86.121 | -107.781 | -18.110 | -14.230 | -16.251 |
Figure 8
The relationship between groundwater residence times calculated from the3H concentrations using the exponential piston flow model with depth in the Zhangjiakou area. The lower line with arrow indicates Yanghe river basin and Qingshui river basin, the upper line with arrow indicates Zhangbei and Sanggan river basin."
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