Responses of surface runoff to climate change and human activities in the arid region of Central Asia: A case study in the Tarim River Basin, China

Environmental Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 926-938

  Xu, Changchun ^a   Chen, Yaning ^b   Chen, Yapeng ^b   Zhao, Ruifeng ^c   Ding, Hui ^d  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^c NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Water Resources Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Human activities; Surface runoff; Tarim River

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTS; LAND USE/COVER CHANGE; SURFACE RUNOFFS; TARIM RIVER; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONSERVANCY PROJECTS;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; RIVERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

RUNOFF;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREND ANALYSIS;

CASE STUDY; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; PRECIPITATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM (RIVER); WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA, CENTRAL; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RIVERS;

AKSU RIVER; CHINA; HOTAN RIVER; TARIM BASIN; TARIM RIVER; TURKEY; XINJIANG UYGUR; YARKANT RIVER;

EID: 84877875093     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0018-8     Document Type: Review

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