A Transition Towards an Unusually Wet Condition Will Not Alleviate Water Scarcity Risk in Xinjiang, China

A Transition Towards an Unusually Wet Condition Will Not Alleviate Water Scarcity Risk in Xinjiang, China

Abstract The arid Xinjiang region of China exemplifies severe water scarcity regions with a burgeoning agriculture. Whether or not the ongoing wetting, unprecedented in instrumental hydroclimatic records, will become routine has implications for regional oasis economy and China's Go West plan....

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Main Authors: Yingying Feng, Tao Wang, Yaning Chen, Lijun Zuo, Xichen Li, Chaoyi Xu, Yutong Zhao, Taotao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:AGU Advances
Subjects:
Xinjiang
precipitation increase
water scarcity
sea surface warming
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021AV000589

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2021AV000589

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