Environmental significance and hydrochemical processes at a cold alpine basin in the Qilian Mountains

Zongxing Li1, Qi Feng1, Jianguo Li1, Yanhui Pan2, Tingting Wang1, Liu Li1, Xulin Guo1, Yan Gao3, Bing Jiang1, R.T. Guo1
1Cold and Arid Region Environment and Engineering Research Institute, Gansu Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering Research Center/State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
2Key Laboratory of Western China׳s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
3College of Tourism and Environment, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian, 710062, Shaanxi, China

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