Interactions of Multiple Atmospheric Circulation Drive the Drought in Tarim River Basin

Interactions of Multiple Atmospheric Circulation Drive the Drought in Tarim River Basin

Global warming is likely to cause overall drying of land surfaces and aridity increasing leading to expansion of dry climate zones. There is an increased risk of extremely arid environment and large deserts developed progressively in the central Asia. However, the key factors causing the drying in mid-Asia remain inconclusive. Here, we analyzed the relationship among precipitation, water vapor ...

Large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns associated with the occurrence of severe storms Zab basin

Vegetation dynamics and their response to hydroclimatic factors in the Tarim River Basin, China

Yanfang Wang, Yanjun Shen,* Yaning Chen and Ying Guo 1 Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 10049, China 3 State Key Laborato...

Air Temperature Change in the Southern Tarim River Basin, China, 1964–2011

The temperature data from 3 meteorological stations (Kashi, Ruoqiang, and Hotan) in the South of Tarim River Basin (STRB) during 1964-2011 were analyzed by Mann-Kendall test and correlation analysis. The results from Mann-Kendall test show that the surface temperature (ST), 850 hPa temperature (T850), and 700 hPa temperature (T700) exhibited upward trends, while 300 hPa temperature (T300) revea...

Climate Change and Water Resources Variability in the Tarim River Basin

Water resources availability for meeting reservoir storage, water supply diversion, and environmental instream flow requirements must be assessed based on various premises regarding future water uses as well as climatic and hydrological conditions. This study, therefore, investigates the possible association between climate change and water resources variability, and detects the plausible long-...