Groundwater dynamics under water-saving irrigation and implications for sustainable water management in an oasis: Tarim River basin of western China

Water is essential for life. Specifically in the oases of inland arid basins, water is a critically limited resource, essential for the development of the socio-economy and the sustainability of eco-environmental systems. Due to the unique hydrological regime present in arid oases, a moderate ground...

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Main Authors: Z. Zhang, H. Hu, F. Tian, X. Yao, M. Sivapalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-10-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/3951/2014/hess-18-3951-2014.pdf