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Water resources research in Northwest China / Yaning Chen, editor.

Chen, Yaning, editor of compilation, author.
2014
HD1698.C52 W384 2014eb
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Title
Water resources research in Northwest China / Yaning Chen, editor.
ISBN
9789401780179 (eBook)
940178017X (eBook)
9789401780162
9401780161
Published
Dordrecht : Springer, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxvii, 444 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Call Number
HD1698.C52 W384 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
333.91009514
Summary
This book examines the possible impacts of climate change on hydrology and water resources in the vast arid region of Northwest China, which is one of the world's largest arid places. The first chapter offers an introductory discussion of the physical geography and socioeconomic conditions in the region. Chapters 2 through 7 discuss the climate system and hydrologic system changes in the region, and assess some implications of these changes in relation to potential evapotranspiration, the hydrological cycle and spatiotemporal variations of the snow cover and glaciers as measured via remote sensing, geographic information systems, and statistical analysis. Chapters 8 and 9 focus on model description and experimental design for interpreting the hydro-climatic process, emphasizing the integration of water, climate, and land ecosystems through field observations and computer-based simulations. Chapter 10 examines some extreme hydrological events and presents a study using the historical trend method to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of changing temperature and precipitation extremes in the hyper-arid region of Northwest China. A concluding chapter discusses possible strategies for sustainable watershed management. The contributors are acknowledged experts who bring broad, relevant experience on water resources research in China's cold and arid regions. The lessons of this volume will prove useful for understanding arid areas elsewhere in the world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Chen, Yaning, editor of compilation, author.
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Exordium
Climate system in Northwest Chian
Hydrologic system in Northwest China
Response of runoff to climate change
Glacier change and its impact on water resources
Spatiotemporal variation of snow cover from space in Northern Xinjiang
Change of potential evapotranspiration and its implications to water cycle
The nonlinear hydro-climatic process: a case study of the Tarim Headwaters, NW China
Climate change scenarios and the impact of runoff
Changes in extreme hydrological events
Water resource management.

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