Conversion of degraded farmlands to orchards decreases groundwater recharge rates and nitrate gains in the thick loess deposits
Yanan Huang, Bingbing Li, Zhi Li
Topics & Concepts
Groundwater rechargeGroundwaterVadose zoneEnvironmental scienceHydrology (agriculture)NitrateLoessSoil waterGroundwater pollutionSoil scienceAquiferGeologyChemistryGeotechnical engineeringGeomorphologyOrganic chemistryGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistrySoil and Unsaturated FlowGroundwater and Watershed Analysis