A Vulnerability Evaluation of the Phreatic Water in the Plain Area of the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Based on the VDEAL Model

A VDEAL (V is the lithology of the vadose zone, D is the groundwater depth, E is the degree of groundwater exploitation, A is the aquifer characteristics and L is the land use pattern.) model, which is suitable for a vulnerability evaluation of the groundwater in arid inland areas, and that is base...

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Main Authors: Ruiliang Jia, Jinlong Zhou, Yinzhu Zhou, Qiao Li, Yexin Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/12/8604