Sediment accumulation and sedimentation rates in playas on the High Plains of western Kansas, USA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.06.014
Abstract: Abstract Grassland ecosystems are some of the most modified ecosystems in the world, largely due to conversion to cropland, and the High Plains of the central United States is no exception. Playa wetlands are ubiquitous… read more here.
Keywords: sedimentation rates; playas; sedimentation; high plains ... See more keywords
Peak grain forecasts for the US High Plains amid withering waters
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008383117
Abstract: Significance Rapid groundwater depletion represents a significant threat to food and water security because groundwater supplies more than 20% of global water use, especially for crop irrigation. A large swath of the US High Plains,… read more here.
Keywords: grain production; groundwater; irrigation; production ... See more keywords
Spatial distribution and geomorphology of lunette dunes on the High Plains of Western Kansas: implications for geoarchaeological and paleoenvironmental research
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DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2017.1319683
Abstract: Abstract The High Plains are a vast, low relief landscape that contains thousands of upland-embedded depressional playa wetlands. Lunettes are isolated dunes that form from prolonged periods of aeolian deposition along the downwind margin of… read more here.
Keywords: research; lunettes associated; high plains; western kansas ... See more keywords
Growing farms and groundwater depletion in the Kansas High Plains
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1816
Abstract: The average farm size has more than doubled within the United States over the last three decades, transforming the agricultural industry and rural farming communities. It is unclear, however, how this ubiquitous trend has affected… read more here.
Keywords: kansas high; growing farms; groundwater depletion; high plains ... See more keywords
Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Parameters for Ogallala Aquifer in the Southern High Plains Region, USA
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148453
Abstract: The purposes of this study are to analyze the groundwater quality of the Ogallala Aquifer and evaluate the hydrological characteristics in the southern High Plains region of the Permian Basin, Texas. Levels of chloride, fluoride,… read more here.
Keywords: groundwater quality; southern high; ogallala aquifer; high plains ... See more keywords
The hydrochemical characterization of the high plains aquifers: case of the plain of F’kirina Ain-Beïda, Northeastern Algeria
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DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2017.21507
Abstract: Groundwater is one of the main sources of drinking water supply for the population and crops irrigation in the F’kirina area, which is located in the northeastern part of Algeria, characterized by a semi-arid climate.… read more here.
Keywords: plains aquifers; water; hydrochemical characterization; high plains ... See more keywords