Originally published as: Hussain, S. A., Han, F.-Q., Han, W., Rodríguez, A., Han, J.-L., Han, J., Nian, X.-Q., Yi, L., Ma, Z., Widory, D. (2019): Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range; Pakistan): Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water (δD, δ18O) and Chlorine (δ37Cl) Stable Isotopes. - Water, 11, 5. DOI: http://doi.org/10.3390/w11050912 water Article Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range; Pakistan): Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water (δD, δ18O) and Chlorine (δ37Cl) Stable Isotopes Syed Asim Hussain 1,2,3,* , Feng-Qing Han 1,3,*, Wenxia Han 1, Alejandro Rodríguez 4, Ji-Long Han 1,3,* , Jibin Han 1,2, Xiu-Qing Nian 1, Lei Yi 1,3 , Zhe Ma 1,2,3 and David Widory 5,* 1 Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt lakes, Chinese Academy of Science, Xining 810008, China;
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[email protected] (D.W.) Received: 27 February 2019; Accepted: 26 April 2019; Published: 1 May 2019 Abstract: The surfaces of saline lakes are shrinking at a threatening rate worldwide.