Subsurface-water flow pathways in three different land-use areas (non-irrigated grassland, poplar forest, and irrigated arable land) in the central North China Plain were investigated using oxygen (18O) and hydrogen (2H) isotopes in samples of precipitation, soils, and groundwater. Soil water in the top 10 cm was significantly affected by both evaporation and infiltration. Water at 10–40 cm depth in the grassland and arable land, and 10–60 cm in poplar forest, showed a relatively short residence time, as a substantial proportion of antecedent soil water was mixed with a 92-mm storm infiltration event, whereas below those depths (down to 150 cm), depleted δ18O spikes suggested that some storm water bypassed the shallow soil layers. Significant differences, in soil-water content and δ18O values, within a small area, suggested that the proportion of immobile soil water and water flowing in subsurface pathways varies depending on local vegetation cover, soil characteristics and irrigation applications. Soil-water δ18O values revealed that preferential flow and diffuse flow coexist. Preferential flow was active within the root zone, independent of antecedent soil-water content, in both poplar forest and arable land, whereas diffuse flow was observed in grassland. The depleted δ18O spikes at 20–50 cm depth in the arable land suggested the infiltration of irrigation water during the dry season. Temporal isotopic variations in precipitation were subdued in the shallow groundwater, suggesting more complete mixing of different input waters in the unsaturated zone before reaching the shallow groundwater.
The Longmen Shan fault zone is located at the particular boundary between the Triassic Songpan-Ganzi orogen of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the stable Sichuan basin of the Yangtze platform. There are four major active faults and three tectonic nappes in this region. According to an analysis of neotectonics and historical earthquakes, the Longmen Shan fault zone presents a high level of seismic hazard. The rupture system that hosted the Wenchuan earthquake is characterized by thrust and dextral strike-slip movement. 相似文献
This study presents a laboratory study of the following two aspects: (1) the influence of sea laver treatment acid on the
geoenvironmental properties of Ariake Sea tidal mud, and (2) the natural remediation effect on the sea laver treatment acid
contaminated Ariake Sea tidal mud caused by the upward seepage of pore water liquid in the mud. Firstly, the mechanisms of
the transport of sea laver treatment acid in the Ariake Sea tidal mud and the generation mechanisms of the upward seepage
flow in the Ariake Sea tidal mud are discussed. Secondly, a series of one-dimensional laboratory infiltration tests were carried
out to investigate the deterioration of the Ariake Sea tidal mud caused by the sea laver acid treatment practice. Test results
reveal that the acid treatment practice caused considerable change in the geochemical properties of the mud in terms of increase
in sulfide content and decrease in pH value. After the treatment by the sea laver treatment acid, the sulfide content of the
mud even exceeded the safe limit value for the benthos, which represents undesirable living condition for benthos. Thirdly,
series of laboratory fresh seawater infiltration tests for the deteriorated Iida site mud were conducted to illustrate this
natural remediation efficiency. It is found that with the infiltration of the fresh seawater, the sulfide content of the Iida
site mud was considerably reduced and pH value increased to an acceptable range for benthos living in the tidal flat mud.
With the increase in the infiltration time and the hydraulic gradient, the remediation efficiency could be increased. 相似文献