Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on the Surface Runoff in the Tarim River Basin over the Last Fifty Years |
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Authors: | Xingming Hao Yaning Chen Changchun Xu Weihong Li |
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Affiliation: | (1) Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology and Desert Environment, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China;(2) Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China;(3) Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China |
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Abstract: | The impacts of climate change and human activities on the surface runoff were analyzed by the Mann–Kendall and trend analysis methods based on the hydrological, meteorological and socioeconomic data over the last 50 years in the Tarim River basin. Results show that the runoff in the headstreams increased but that in the mainstreams decreased significantly during the past 50 years. The former is a response to climate change, and the later is due to human activities. The surface runoff in the mainstreams decreased by 41.59, 63.77 and 75.15% in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, respectively, as compared to that without being disturbed by human activities in the same period. The main human activities are the irrigated agriculture combined with population increase in the region. As a consequence, the ecosystem in the lower reaches of Tarim River has degenerated, largely owing to inappropriate allocation of water resources. |
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Keywords: | Climate change Human activities Surface runoff Tarim River Basin |
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