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Article: Active water management brings possibility restoration to degraded lakes in dryland regions: a case study of Lop Nur, China

TitleActive water management brings possibility restoration to degraded lakes in dryland regions: a case study of Lop Nur, China
Authors
Issue Date1-Dec-2022
PublisherNature Research
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2022, v. 12, n. 1 How to Cite?
Abstract

Protecting and restoring the degraded arid lakes are globally urgent issues. We document a potential recovery of the dried salt-lake, Lop Nur called "the Sea of Death" which is located at the terminus of the largest inland basin in China, the Tarim River Basin. The changes and relationship of surface water with climate parameters and groundwater in the basin over the last 30 years are analyzed, by using satellite remote sensing and land data assimilation products. We find that with increased surface water in the basin, the groundwater level in Lop Nur began to show an obvious positive response in 2015; and the rate of decline of the groundwater level is slowing down. We argue that after a balance is achieved between regional groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration, the Lop Nur ecosystem will gradually recover. This study shows an encouraging case for the protection and restoration of degraded lakes in dryland regions around the world.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/333786
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.900
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dc.contributor.authorLu, SL-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Y-
dc.contributor.authorZhou, JF-
dc.contributor.authorHughes, AC-
dc.contributor.authorLi, MY-
dc.contributor.authorDu, C-
dc.contributor.authorYang, XH-
dc.contributor.authorXiong, YT-
dc.contributor.authorZi, F-
dc.contributor.authorWang, WZ-
dc.contributor.authorZheng, ZX-
dc.contributor.authorFang, C-
dc.contributor.authorYu, SL-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-06T08:39:04Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-06T08:39:04Z-
dc.date.issued2022-12-01-
dc.identifier.citationScientific Reports, 2022, v. 12, n. 1-
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/333786-
dc.description.abstract<p>Protecting and restoring the degraded arid lakes are globally urgent issues. We document a potential recovery of the dried salt-lake, Lop Nur called "the Sea of Death" which is located at the terminus of the largest inland basin in China, the Tarim River Basin. The changes and relationship of surface water with climate parameters and groundwater in the basin over the last 30 years are analyzed, by using satellite remote sensing and land data assimilation products. We find that with increased surface water in the basin, the groundwater level in Lop Nur began to show an obvious positive response in 2015; and the rate of decline of the groundwater level is slowing down. We argue that after a balance is achieved between regional groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration, the Lop Nur ecosystem will gradually recover. This study shows an encouraging case for the protection and restoration of degraded lakes in dryland regions around the world.<br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherNature Research-
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reports-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleActive water management brings possibility restoration to degraded lakes in dryland regions: a case study of Lop Nur, China-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-022-23462-9-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85141170763-
dc.identifier.volume12-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.eissn2045-2322-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000878770000073-
dc.identifier.issnl2045-2322-

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