DOI: 10.1029/2017JD028184
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85047474392
论文题名: Large Hydrological Processes Changes in the Transboundary Rivers of Central Asia
作者: Chen Y. ; Li Z. ; Fang G. ; Li W.
刊名: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
ISSN: 2169897X
出版年: 2018
卷: 123, 期: 10 起始页码: 5059
结束页码: 5069
语种: 英语
英文关键词: climate change
; hydrology and water resources
; Tienshan Mountains in Central Asia
; transboundary rivers
英文摘要: Central Asia, which is one of the most complex regions in the world, is crisscrossed with transboundary rivers shared by several countries. This paper analyzes the effects of climate change and human activities on hydrological processes and water resources in these transboundary rivers over the past half century. The results show that the average temperature in the Tienshan Mountains experienced “sharp” increases in 1998, with the average temperature after 1998 being 1.0°C higher than that during 1960–1998. This rapid warming has accelerated glacier shrinkage and decreases in snow cover. These changes influenced the hydrological processes, causing an earlier runoff peak and aggravated extreme hydrological events. Changes in mountainous hydrological processes affected regional water availability and intensified future water crisis in Central Asia. The mismatched spatial distributions of water and land resources, along with the intense human activities (e.g., overexploitation of water resources), have ultimately led to the present water crisis in Central Asia's river basins. This is the main reason for ongoing water conflicts in the region's transboundary rivers and the ecological disaster of the Aral Sea. ©2018. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/113843
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作者单位: State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
Recommended Citation:
Chen Y.,Li Z.,Fang G.,et al. Large Hydrological Processes Changes in the Transboundary Rivers of Central Asia[J]. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,2018-01-01,123(10)