Research Article

Estimation of Groundwater Evapotranspiration Using Diurnal Groundwater Level Fluctuations under Three Vegetation Covers at the Hinterland of the Badain Jaran Desert

Table 1

Classification of observation sites based on diurnal groundwater level fluctuations and the main vegetation profiles near the observation sites.

Well no.No diurnal fluctuationDiurnal fluctuation detected
G1G2G3G4G5G6G7G8G9G10

Main vegetation typeBare sandPAPAPAASASNT and ASNT and ASNT and AS

PA: Phragmites australis; AS: Achnatherum splendens; NT: Nitraria tangutorum.