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Complexity research of regional groundwater depth series based on multiscale entropy: a case study of Jiangsanjiang Branch Bureau in China

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To describe the complexity features of regional groundwater depth series, using Jiansanjiang Branch Bureau in China as an example, the complexity of monthly groundwater depth series were analyzed with the multiscale entropy (MSE) method and the complexity spatial distribution maps of 15 farms and their subarea were drawn by GIS technology. The results of this paper show that the complexities of monthly groundwater depth series have the following characteristics: southern area is the most complicated, middle area is the least complicated, northern area is in the middle of these two. Human production activities are the main driving factor causing complexity of regional groundwater depth series. The multi-dimensional variation of groundwater depth status can be reflected by the MSE method which is constant and accurate, and needs less data. The research achievements reveal the complexity and areal variation of local groundwater resources system, and provide the scientific basis for rationally utilizing and developing groundwater resources in Jiansanjiang Branch Bureau and even in the whole Sanjiang Plain in China.

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Acknowledgments

This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41071053), Special Fund of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 201003410), Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20102325120009), Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China (No. C201026), Postdoctoral Scientific Research Start-up Fund of Heilongjiang Province of China (No. LBH-Q11154) and Doctoral Start-up Fund of Northeast Agricultural University of China (No. 2009RC37).

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  1. School of Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, 59#, Mucai Street, Gongbin Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China

    Meng Liu & Dong Liu

  2. College of Humanities and Law, Northeast Agricultural University, 59#, Mucai Street, Gongbin Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China

    Le Liu

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Liu, M., Liu, D. & Liu, L. Complexity research of regional groundwater depth series based on multiscale entropy: a case study of Jiangsanjiang Branch Bureau in China. Environ Earth Sci 70, 353–361 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-2132-y

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