Effects of land use/land cover and climate changes on surface runoff in a semi-humid and semi-arid transition zone in northwest China

Water resources, which are considerably affected by land use/land cover (LULC) and climate changes, are a key limiting factor in highly vulnerable ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions. The impacts of LULC and climate changes on water resources must be assessed in these areas. However, conflictin...

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Main Authors: J. Yin, F. He, Y. J. Xiong, G. Y. Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/21/183/2017/hess-21-183-2017.pdf