Hydrogeology

Author: Zhu Xueyu
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive monograph on groundwater hydrology. It thoroughly introduces the research content, theoretical system, and working methods of groundwater hydrology. The book is divided into eleven chapters. The first six chapters primarily cover the basic concepts of groundwater, including aquifers, fundamental types of groundwater, chemical composition and isotopes of groundwater, groundwater flow, and solute transport in groundwater. Chapters 7 to 10 discuss the hot topics in groundwater hydrology in the past two to three decades, such as groundwater simulation, groundwater resources, groundwater pollution, as well as environmental and ecological issues related to groundwater. Chapter 11 introduces the historical development and future prospects of groundwater hydrology. This book can serve as a reference for professionals in fields such as hydrology, water resources, hydrogeology, geological engineering, and environmental science for teaching, research, and engineering purposes. It can also be used as a textbook for graduate students.