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Groundwater Systems and Resources in the Ordos Basin, China
Author(s) -
Guangcai HOU,
Yongping LIANG,
Xiaosi SU,
Zhenghong ZHAO,
Zhengping TAO,
Lihe YIN,
Yuncheng YANG,
Xiaoyong WANG
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2008.tb00664.x
Subject(s) - geology , groundwater , paleozoic , structural basin , clastic rock , sedimentary rock , geochemistry , cretaceous , karst , carbonate rock , groundwater flow , sedimentary basin , geomorphology , aquifer , paleontology , geotechnical engineering
The Ordos Basin is a large‐scale sedimentary basin in northwestern China. The hydrostratigraphic units from bottom to top are pre‐Cambrian metamorphic rocks, Lower Paleozoic carbonate rocks, Upper Paleozoic to Mesozoic clastic rocks and Cenozoic deposits. The total thickness is up to 6000 m. Three groundwater systems are present in the Ordos Basin, based on the geological settings, i.e. the karst groundwater system, the Cretaceous clastic groundwater system and the Quaternary groundwater system. This paper describes systematically the groundwater flow patterns of each system and overall assessment of groundwater resources.