%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of the Glacial Change on Water Resources in the Tarim River Basin<br>塔里木河流域冰川变化及其对水资源影响
%A LIU Shiyin
%A DING Yongjian
%A ZHANG Yong
%A SHANGGUAN Donghui
%A LI Jing
%A HAN Haidong
%A WANG Jian
%A XIE Changwei
%A <br>刘时银
%A 丁永建
%A 张勇
%A 上官冬辉
%A 李晶
%A 韩海东
%A 王建
%A 谢昌卫
%J 地理学报
%D 2006
%I 
%X The Tarim River Basin, a river system converged by nine source tributaries, is the mostly glacierised watershed in the arid northwest China, where there are 11665 glaciers with a total area of 19878 km2 and a volume of 2313 km3. Glaciers in the basin play a significant role in the water resource formation and variations. An estimation indicated that glaciers provide meltwater of about 133×108 m3 every year, taking 39% of the total river runoff. With the influence of global warming, northwest China has experienced a general warming and drying change of climate since the mid-19th century. However, a so-called “warm and wet transition” of climate in the region has occurred since the late 1980s, exhibiting as an increase both in precipitation and outlet discharge in Xinjiang and neighborhood regions. This paper attempts to reveal how glaciers in the Tarim River Basin response to such a warming and wetting change and what impact glacier changes exert. We analyzed the variations of more than 3000 glaciers since the 1960s by applying topographical maps, high resolution satellite images and aerial photos for the river basin. Results indicate that glaciers in the basin has been mostly in retreat in recent 40 years, and the ice wastage have significantly influenced the variations of water resources in the Tarim River Basin.
%K Tarim River
%K glacier change
%K water resources
%K satellite remote sensing<br>新疆
%K 塔里木河
%K 冰川变化
%K 水资源
%K 卫星遥感
%U http://www.alljournals.cn/get_abstract_url.aspx?pcid=E62459D214FD64A3C8082E4ED1ABABED5711027BBBDDD35B&cid=869B153A4C6B5B85&jid=F7B5B947C24B9D649491012214E4BEF4&aid=2AB68B0BC52D425D&yid=37904DC365DD7266&vid=1D0FA33DA02ABACD&iid=94C357A881DFC066&sid=BE5DBC360CD4FFB9&eid=D397660E39E3E461&journal_id=0375-5444&journal_name=地理学报&referenced_num=23&reference_num=65