Arid Zone Research ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 51-58.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2023.01.06

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Analysis of differences in pumping depth in sand diving aquifers over different time periods

ZHOU Shenghui1(),LIU Tingxi1,2,3(),DUAN Limin1,2,3,JI Ru1,LIU Xiaoyong4   

  1. 1. Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia, China
    2. Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia, China
    3. Collaborative Innovation Center for Integrated Management of Water Resources and Water Environment in the Inner Mongolia Reaches of the Yellow River, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia China
    4. Ulanqab Hydrology Bureau, Ulanqab 012000, Inner Mongolia, China
  • Received:2022-02-16 Revised:2022-07-06 Online:2023-01-15 Published:2023-02-24

Abstract:

We carried out long-term water level monitoring of a well in the quaternary sandy aquifer of Maowusu Sandy Land in China, selected four pumping processes of this well at different times in 1 year, analyzed the differences in the pumping and depth reduction processes, and systematically analyzed the possible factors of such differences. On the basis of multiple influencing factors, the main controlling factors of the differences in the depth of sandy diving aquifer were clarified, and the hydrogeological characteristics of the fourth-series diving aquifer in the Hailiutu River Basin at different times were effectively revealed. We introduced the Bland-Altman method to this study for the first time and used it to quantitatively analyze the difference between the pumping depth reduction processes. Moreover, we applied the traditional wiring method to solve hydrogeological parameters and the water level restoration method to solve the hydrogeological parameters of the quaternary aquifer for differentiation. Finally, this paper analyzed the main reasons for differences in the pumping depth by evaluating the aquifer thickness, hydraulic slope, groundwater reserves, and precipitation recharge at the watershed scale. Results showed that the variation range of water conductivity coefficient of the quaternary phreatic aquifer in Hailiutu River Basin of Mu Us Sandy Land is 3.00-4.85 m2·h-1 and the infiltration and replenishment of the vadose belt by precipitation before pumping is the main controlling factor for the differences in pumping depth.

Key words: pumping depth, difference, phreatic aquifer, hydrogeological parameter