Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range  Pakistan) Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water  and Chlorine Stable Isotopes

doi:10.3390/w11050912

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	Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range Pakistan) Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water and Chlorine Stable Isotopes
	Hussain, Syed Asim; Han, Feng-Qing; Han, Wenxia; Rodriguez, Alejandro; Han, Ji-Long; Han, Jibin; Nian, Xiu-Qing; Yi, Lei; Ma, Zhe; Widory, David
刊名	WATER
	2019-05
卷号	11 期号:5
DOI	10.3390/w11050912
英文摘要	The surfaces of saline lakes are shrinking at a threatening rate worldwide. Likewise, the Uchhali complex (formed by three saltwater lakes located in the Salt Range, Pakistan) that serves as a major regional source of water for humans and as a habitat for water birds must be monitored. With this objective in mind, we conducted a study coupling hydrochemistry and stable isotope compositions (Cl-37, O-18 and D) in order to characterize its hydrochemical properties and the main processes controlling them. Results showed that the Uchhali complex salinity has dramatically increased compared to other similar lakes in the world. While the Uchhali (UL) and Khabbeki (KL) lakes present a sodium-chloride hydrofacies, the Jahlar (JL) is of a sodium-bicarbonate type. Hydrochemistry parameters indicate that the weathering of surrounding rocks is the major vector for the increase of total dissolved solids in the water. On the other hand, the observed enrichment in heavy isotopes of the water stable isotope compositions implies that the different lakes are undergoing a long history of intense evaporation. The study of the corresponding Cl-37 isotope compositions supports the conclusion that evaporation, along with weathering, are the main driving processes. Besides climate effects that result in the decrease of annual precipitation and the increase of evaporation, water consumption for domestic purposes (household and agriculture) aggravates the rise of the lakes' salinity.
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.isl.ac.cn/handle/363002/34021]
专题	青海盐湖研究所_盐湖地质与环境实验室中国科学院青海盐湖研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hussain, Syed Asim,Han, Feng-Qing,Han, Wenxia,et al. Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range Pakistan) Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water and Chlorine Stable Isotopes[J]. WATER,2019,11(5).
APA	Hussain, Syed Asim.,Han, Feng-Qing.,Han, Wenxia.,Rodriguez, Alejandro.,Han, Ji-Long.,...&Widory, David.(2019).Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range Pakistan) Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water and Chlorine Stable Isotopes.WATER,11(5).
MLA	Hussain, Syed Asim,et al."Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range Pakistan) Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water and Chlorine Stable Isotopes".WATER 11.5(2019).