Water Resources in Mongolia and Their Current State

The inland location of Mongolia and its relatively high general elevation above sea level combined with the arid climate favor the formation of the specific hydrological regime of water bodies which are highly vulnerable to climate changes. The formation features and the current state of water resou...

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Published inRussian meteorology and hydrology Vol. 44; no. 10; pp. 659 - 666
Main Authors Garmaev, E. Zh, Bolgov, M. V., Ayurzhanaev, A. A., Tsydypov, B. Z.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.10.2019
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anthropogenic factors
Arid climates
Aridity
Atmospheric Sciences
Climate
Climate change
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental impact
Human influences
Hydrologic regime
Hydrology
Meteorology
Sea level
Water balance
Water resources
Mongolia
rivers
glaciers
Mongolia
water resources
water consumption
lakes
water regime
climate change
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Summary:The inland location of Mongolia and its relatively high general elevation above sea level combined with the arid climate favor the formation of the specific hydrological regime of water bodies which are highly vulnerable to climate changes. The formation features and the current state of water resources in Mongolia are considered. A brief description of the main water bodies is given. The available estimates of the impact of anthropogenic factors and climate changes on some components of water balance are discussed.
ISSN:1068-3739
1934-8096
DOI:10.3103/S1068373919100030