Water Resources Research in Northwest China

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Chen, Yaning (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Sustainability.
Water.
Hydrology.
Physical geography.
Climatology.
Environment.
Physical Geography.
Climate Sciences.
Environmental Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Exordium
  • 2 Climate System in Northwest China
  • 3 Hydrologic system in Northwest China
  • 4 Response of Run-off to Climate Change
  • 5 Glacier change and its impact on water resources
  • 6 Spatiotemporal Variation of Snow Cover from Space in Northern Xinjiang
  • 7 Change of potential evaporation and its implications to water cycle
  • 8 The nonlinear hydro-climatic process: a case study of the Tarim headwaters, NW China
  • 9 Climate change scenarios and the impact on runoff
  • 10 Changes in extreme hydrological events
  • 11 Water resources management
  • Index.

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