The invention relates to the field of
groundwater replenishment mode research, in particular to a method for identifying a
groundwater replenishment mode in a thick
vadose zone area through combination of multiple tracers. The method solves the problem that the
groundwater supply process in a thick
aeration zone-
aquifer system is difficult to find. The method comprises the following specific steps: 1, observing the shape of tracers (Cl <->, NO3 <-> and 3H) in a farmland /
grassland soil profile; 2, analyzing the change of underground water tracers (Cl <->, NO3 <->,
delta D,
delta 18O and the like) along with time and the response of the underground water tracers to rainfall; 3, determining the
tritium content and 14C apparent age of underground water; and 4, comparing the similarity of the composition of rainfall,
soil water and groundwater isotopes (deltaD,
delta18O), and evaluating the
evaporation effect. According to the method, a plurality of chemical tracers, stable
isotope and radioactive
isotope fingerprint technologies are combined, the groundwater supply mode is evaluated at the same time from the aspects of the
aeration zone and the saturation zone, the accuracy of the identification result is verified through multiple technical means, and a comprehensive method framework is provided for solving the groundwater supply mechanism in the thick
aeration zone area.