Data on water resources of the Hunter Mountain area, Death Valley National Monument, California

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.A. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Death Valley ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
National Monument

New Early Devonian pteraspidids (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from Death Valley National Monument, southeastern California

1996 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K. Elliott ◽  
Robert R. Ilyes
Keyword(s):  
Estuarine Environment ◽  
Death Valley ◽  
Early Devonian ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Bearing Unit ◽  
Late Emsian

Two species and genera of pteraspidids (Agnatha, Heterostraci), Blieckaspis priscillae n. gen., and Panamintaspis snowi n. gen. and n. sp., together with two undetermined species, are described from the lower part of the Lippincott Member of the Lost Burro Formation, southeastern California. The sharing of similar faunal elements with the Early Devonian assemblages of the Sevy Dolomite and Water Canyon Formation of Utah and Nevada, respectively, together with stratigraphic constraints on the age of the Death Valley fauna, suggest that these assemblages are age equivalent and have a late Emsian (inversus–serotinus Zones) age. The vertebrate-bearing unit of the Lippincott Member is interpreted as a channel-fill deposit laid down in an estuarine environment with low or fluctuating salinity.

scholarly journals NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN A MOUNTAIN ECONOMY

10.26458/1845 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Viorica Jelev
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
The Impact

 This paper presents the existing situation at national and world level considering the available water resources, their vulnerability especially in the mountains areas, the impact of climate changes, the possible conflicts regarding the intensification of water shortage in some regions of the world. I also present a case study on forests in Romania. Beginning with the general data mentioned above, we point out the specific peculiarities of the mountain area hydrology for identifying some aspects which are specific to the mountain water relationship. The analysis is necessary as no specifications regarding the mountain hilly or plain areas are done in the activity regarding waters management. Waters are managed unitary on river basins considering some general principles, unanimously recognized, well reflected into the national and international regulations. As a first stage, traditional economic activities are identified in the relationship of the mountain areas inhabitants with water but also some present approaches. The way the mountain areas inhabitants knew how to live together and capitalize water resources represents a model and impulse for coming back to such sustainable solutions but capitalizing the advantages of modern technologies. Each of these activities referring to waters which take place in the mountains area can represent ways for the research activity and future thorough studies from the technical, economic, social, cultural-traditional point of view and also for environment protection. A main preoccupation might have connection with the evolution of agricultural activities in the mountains area considering the climate changes and a possible “migration” towards higher areas of some agricultural practices specific to lower areas. The paper also shows a small example of the regaining by the locals of a community of an important resource for their lives in the hands of corporations: the forests defaced by HOLZINDUSTRIE SCHWEIGHOFER and stop flooding villages. 

Research on Shallow Groundwater Recharge and Control in Taihang Mountain Area of North China

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 1572-1576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Sheng Cao ◽  
Wan Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
River Valleys ◽  
Taihang Mountain

In the 21st century, diminishing water resources have become a global concern. The Taihang Mountain area plays an important role in the sustainable development of the Bohai coastal area in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei because of its special geographical location and features; but due to drought and deficiency of water, the Taihang Mountain area is faced with the dual problems of poverty and ecological vulnerability. It seems particularly important to develop and utilize the water resources in a sustainable manner as water is one of the key factors in promoting local economic development and improving the ecological environment. This paper investigates, from the perspective of water cycle and water transformation, the seepage recharge mechanism in slopes and river valleys, taking into account the hydrological features of the Taihang Mountain area and the hydro-geological features of slopes and river valleys in the area. Based on analysis of the formation process and characteristics of shallow groundwater resources, this paper puts forth the idea of “weak water consolidation” for sustainable development of water resources, and three groundwater development and utilization techniques in respect of seepage through rock-soil interfaces and weathered rock fissures in slopes and seepage in river valleys, offering a powerful support to the economic development and environmental improvement in the Taihang Mountain area.

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