Effects of the Three Gorges Dam Operation on the hydrological interaction between the Yangtze River and downstream aquifers

Zhu, Qi; Kang, Ye; Wen, Zhang; Liu, Hui; Liu, Luguang; Li, Yan; Li, Xu; Park, Eungyu

doi:10.5194/hess-30-2037-2026

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Effects of the Three Gorges Dam Operation on the hydrological interaction between the Yangtze River and downstream aquifers

Qi Zhu, Ye Kang, Zhang Wen, Hui Liu, Luguang Liu, Yan Li, Xu Li, and Eungyu Park

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