Human impacts on the Changjiang (Yangtze) River basin, China, with special reference to the impacts on the dry season water discharges into the sea

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 111 - 123
• Main Authors: Chen, Xiqing, Zong, Yongqiang, Zhang, Erfeng, Xu, Jiangang, Li, Shijie
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.11.2001; Elsevier
• Subjects: Brackish; China, People's Rep., Yangtze R; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Fluvial processes; Freshwater; Hydrology; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; Interbasin water transfer; Marine; Marine and continental quaternary; River discharge; Surficial geology; The Changjiang River; Three Gorges; Water resources; Far East; China; Yangtze River; INW, China, People's Rep; China, People's Rep., Changjiang R; Interbasin water transfer; Three Gorges; River discharge; Fluvial processes; The Changjiang River; impact statements; river discharge; climate warming; vegetation; human activity; dams; pumping; agriculture; drainage basins; fluvial environment; Asia; water resource management; landform evolution

The annual mean discharge from the upper Changjiang (Yangtze) basin has shown a significant decreasing trend since the end of the 19th century. Since the 1970s, the monthly mean discharge to the sea has also shown a dramatic decrease during dry seasons. This paper examines the human impacts on the m...