Impacts of temperature and precipitation on runoff in the Tarim River during the past 50 years

The relationship between climate change and water resources in the Tarim River was analyzed by combining the temperature,precipitation and streamflow data from 1957 to 2007 from the four headstreams of the Tarim River (Aksu,Hotan,Yarkant and Kaidu rivers) in the study area.The long-term trend of the hydrological time series including temperature,precipitation and streamflow were studied using correlation analysis and partial correlations analysis.Holt double exponential smoothing was used to fit the trends between streamflow and the two climatic factors of Aksu River,Hotan River and Yarkant River.The streamflow of the main stream was forecasted by Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model (ARIMA) modeling by the method of time series analysis.The results show that the temperature experienced a trend of monotonic rising.The precipitation and runoff of the four headstreams of the Tarim River increased,while the inflow to the headstreams increased and the inflow into the Tarim River decreased.Changes of temperature and precipitation had a significant impact on runoff into the four headstreams of the Tarim River: the precipitation had a positive impact on water flow in the Aksu River,Hotan River and Kaidu River,while the temperature had a positive impact on water flow in the Yarkant River.The results of Holt double exponential smoothing showed that the correlation between the independent variable and dependent variable was relatively close after the model was fitted to the headstreams,of which only the runoff and temperature values of Hotan River showed a significant negative correlation.The forecasts by the ARIMA model for 50 years of annual runoff at the Allar station followed the pattern of the measured data for the same years.The short-term forecasts beyond the observed series adequately captured the pattern in the data and showed a decreasing tendency in the Tarim River flow of 3.07% every ten years.The results showed that global warming accelerated the water recharge process of the headstreams.The special hydrological characteristics of the arid area determined the significant association between streamflow and the two climatic factors studied.Strong glacier retreat is likely to bring a series of flood disasters within the study area.     

近51a来乌鲁木齐河源区径流特征及对气候变化的响应

基于天山乌鲁木齐河源区1959-2009年的径流与气象记录,采用线性回归、M-K突变检验法和水量平衡模型分析了河源区气候、冰川及融水量的变化特征。研究发现:河源区冰川径流量与冰川物质平衡成负相关关系,过去51a间河源1号冰川融水径流共增加157.48×104m3,冰川融水径流量增加主要是由冰川退缩和降水量增加造成的。自20世纪90年代以后,冰川融水径流量增加显著,但整个河源区径流量却在减少,与气温升高导致蒸散能力增强、地下冰结构变化及冰川融水补给能力下降等有关。     

阿尔泰山北部过去2000 a来的气候记录集成

在综述阿尔泰山北部过去2 000 a气候变化研究成果的基础上,归纳了文献中所包含气候信息的地理一致性。就气温而言,基于阿尔泰山北部湖芯、树轮和冰芯重建的气温序列真实记录了北半球的重要气候事件,包括罗马最适宜期(0-400年)、黑暗时代冷期(400-600年)、中世纪暖期(800-1200年)、小冰期(1400-1860年)和现代暖期(自1860年以来)。由太阳活动主控的太阳辐射变化是过去2 000 a来阿尔泰山北部气温变化的主导因素,过去150 a来大气CO2的增加是现代暖期(自1860年以来)升温的主导因素。就降水而言,阿尔泰山北部过去2 000 a的降水变化趋势显示,高降水时段出现在0-450年、600-800年、1050-1300年、1650-1860年,低降水时段出现在450-600年、800-1050年、1300-1650年、1860-2000年。此外,阿尔泰山北部过去2 000 a来气温和降水的组合并不支持所谓的"暖干-冷湿"水热配置模式。     

Homogeneity analysis of streamflow records in arid and semi-arid regions of northwestern Iran

Homogeneity analysis of the streamflow time series is essential to hydrological modeling, water resources management and climate change studies. In this study, five absolute homogeneity tests and one clustering approach were used to determine the homogeneity status of the streamflow time series(over the period 1960–2010) in 14 hydrometric stations of three important basins(i.e., Aras River Basin, Urmia Lake Basin and Sefid-Roud Basin) in northwestern Iran. Results of the Buishand range test, von Neumann ratio test, cumulative deviation test, standard normal homogeneity test and Pettitt test for monthly streamflow time series detected that about 42.26%, 38.09%, 33.33%, 39.28% and 68.45% of the streamflow time series were inhomogeneous at the 0.01 significance level, respectively. Streamflow time series of the stations located in the eastern parts of the study area or within the Urmia Lake Basin were mostly homogeneous. In contrast, streamflow time series in the stations of the Aras River Basin and Sefied-Roud Basin showed inhomogeneity at annual scales. Based on the overall classification for the monthly and annual streamflow series, we determined that about 45.60%, 11.53% and 42.85% of the time series were categorized into the 'useful', 'doubtful' and 'suspect' classes according to the five absolute homogeneity tests. We also found the homogeneity patterns of the streamflow time series by using the clustering approach. The results suggested the effectiveness of the clustering approach for homogeneity analysis of the streamflow time series in addition to the absolute homogeneity tests. Moreover, results of the absolute homogeneity tests and clustering approach indicated obvious decreasing change points of the streamflow time series in the 1990 s over the three basins, which were mostly related to the hydrological droughts.     

基于EMD的洮河年径流量变化多时间尺度分析

在分析小波变换不足之处的基础上,提出了水文时间序列多分辨率分析的EMD方法,并将其应用于洮河天然年径流量时序波动特征的多时间尺度研究。结果表明其年径流量变化存在准2~6年、准8~10年、准26年的波动周期,并分析了各分量的趋势变化。EMD方法作为一种全新的非线性、非平稳信号处理理论,可以更精确地提取水文时序中不同波动周期的分量,在水文水资源系统变量的分析及预测中具有广阔的应用前景。     

利用树轮重建玛纳斯河流域过去289 a降水变化

利用采自天山北坡中部玛纳斯河流域的树轮样本,建立了玛纳斯河流域合成的区域标准化年表。树轮-气候响应分析表明,玛纳斯河流域树木径向生长的主要限制性因子是上年7月至当年6月降水量。进一步利用该年表重建了玛纳斯河流域过去289 a的降水变化。历史降水变化特征分析表明,过去289 a的降水经历6干6湿的阶段变化,并存在着1810、1823、1824、1885、1910、1944、1945年和1977年8个干旱年;具有2.0~2.4 a、3.3~3.8 a、17.4 a、48.0 a和64.0 a变化准周期,并在1780年前后发生了由少到多的突变,在1807年前后与1830年前后发生了由多到少的突变;重建的过去289 a玛纳斯河流域降水变化与天山山区历史气候变化序列有较好的一致性,并且能够代表新疆北部和中亚大部分区域历史降水变化。     

西伯利亚落叶松树轮稳定碳同位素对气候的响应

利用采自阿尔泰山南坡东段正格采点的西伯利亚落叶松树轮样本,建立树轮宽度年表,对比宽度年表,按照树轮稳定碳同位素研究步骤,提取树轮稳定碳同位素序列（δ¹³C）和去趋势序列（DS）。分析表明：阿尔泰山南坡东部近160 a西伯利亚落叶松树轮δ¹³C变化于-22.8‰～-25.4‰,平均值为-24.0‰,变差系数-0.017。相关分析表明：正格采点树轮宽度序列对各气候要素相关不显著;树轮去趋势序列（DS）对前期气候因子的响应也不敏感;在生长季内（5~9月）,树轮去趋势序列（DS）与富蕴气象站平均气温、平均最高气温和平均相对湿度有较好的相关性,树木生长季内的平均气温、平均最高气温与树轮去趋势序列（DS）显著正相关,6~7月平均最高气温与去趋势序列（DS）相关达到0.611（P<0.000 001);与生长季内平均相对湿度呈负相关关系,其中6~7月相对湿度与去趋势序列（DS）相关最高(r=-0.493, P<0.001),与7月降水量呈负相关关系(r=-0.459, P<0.01)。生长季内的平均最高气温和相对湿度对阿尔泰山西伯利亚落叶松树轮δ¹³C的响应最为敏感,阿尔泰山西伯利亚落叶松树木碳同位素分馏的主要控制因子为6~7月的平均最高气温,降水对树轮稳定碳同位素影响不大,相对湿度对树轮稳定碳同位素没有直接影响。     

北阿尔泰山近30年冰川变化研究

利用1980年的MSS影像,2000、2010年的Landsat TM影像为数据源,运用监督分类法、比值法,结合目视解译提取了北阿尔泰山30年来的冰川变化信息。结果表明:北阿尔泰山1980-2010年冰川面积减少了12.3%,年平均退缩速率为0.43%.a-1;冰储量减少了13.9%,年平均减少速率为0.46%.a-1,并且发现2000-2010年是冰川快速退缩期,在整个北阿尔泰山范围内又以卡通斯基山和北楚伊斯基山退缩较快。利用NECP/NCAR资料,分析了30年来温度、降水的变化与冰川退缩的关系,发现研究区的冰川的退缩主要受控于夏季温度变化,受降水影响较小。     

1368-1949年西海固干旱灾害研究

通过对历史文献资料的收集、整理统计和分析,对1368-1949年西海固地区干旱灾害的等级序列、时间序列变化、平均发生时间间隔和干旱变化趋势拟合进行了研究。结果表明:1368-1949年西海固共发生干旱灾害132次,平均每4.41年发生一次;其中以1800-1849年和1900-1949年这两个50年段的干旱灾害最为频繁。1368-1949年西海固干旱灾害以中度旱灾和轻旱涝灾为主,发生频次分别为58次、52次,占干旱灾害发生年总数的43.94%、39.39%。大面积的干旱灾害(三、四级)平均每26.5年出现一次,占干旱灾害发生总年数的16.67%。受季节性气候影响,西海固干旱灾害呈现出明显的季节性差异。夏季是干旱灾害最为频繁,春、秋两季次之,冬季最少。伏旱造成的危害相对比较严重。1368-1949年西海固干旱灾害发生频次的距平百分比曲线呈明显的波浪线型增长;以1700年为界,西海固干旱灾害频次呈明显的增加趋势,后期250年的干旱灾害发生频率是前期330年的2.62倍。西海固干旱灾害频发主要是由气候的异常波动、降水的年际、年内分布不均以及特殊的地理位置这些自然因素造成的;人类对自然环境的不合理改造和不科学的利用方式也加剧了干旱灾害的发生及成灾程度。     

近50年玛纳斯河流域径流变化规律研究

玛纳斯河流域上游山区形成的径流是供给中下游平原区和玛纳斯绿洲的重要水源.文中利用玛纳斯河上游2个水文站和4个雨量站1956～2006年系列径流和降水资料,利用多种指标和小波分析法分析径流年内、年际变化特征.结果表明:玛纳斯河上游流域径流年内分配不均匀,主要集中在6～8月份,占多年平均流量的66.9%～70.3%;径流年...     

Vegetation cover change and the driving factors over northwest China

In this paper the spatio-temporal variation of vegetation cover in northwest China during the period of 1982-2006 and its driving factors were analyzed using GIMMS/NDVI data. The annual average NDVI was increased with a rate of 0.0005/a in northwest China and there was an obvious difference between regions. The trend line slopes of NDVI were higher than 0.0005 in the Tianshan Moutains and Altay Mountains of Xinjiang,the Qilian Mountains of Gansu and the eastern part of Qinghai,which indicated the vegetation cover was significantly increased in these areas. The trend line slopes of NDVI were lower than 0.0005 in the southern region of Qinghai,the border regions of Shaanxi and Ningxia,the parts of Gansu and Tarim Basin,Turpan and Tuoli in Xinjiang,which indicated the vegetation cover was declined in these areas. The NDVI of woodland,grassland and cultivated land had an ascending tendency during the study period. The study shows that the vegetation cover change was caused by both natural factors and human activities in northwest China. The natural vegetation change,such as forests was influenced by climate change,while human activities were the main reason to the change of planting vegetation. The changes of vegetation covers for different elevations,slopes and slope aspects were quite different. When the elevation is exceeded to 4,000 m,the NDVI increasing trend was very low;the NDVI at the slope of less than 25° was increased by the ecological construction;the variation of NDVI on sunny slope was stronger than that on shady slope. The temperature rose significantly in recent 25 years in northwest China by an average rate of 0.67oC/10a,and precipitation increased by an average rate of 8.15 mm/10a after 1986. There was positive correlation between vegetation cover and temperature and annual precipitation changes. Rising temperature increased the evaporation and drought of soils,which is not conducive to plant growth,and the irrigation in agricultural areas reduced the correlation between agricultural vegetation NDVI and precipitation. The improvement of agricultural production level and the projects of ecological construction are very important causes for the NDVI increase in northwest China,and the ecological effect of large-scale ecological construction projects has appeared.     

Spatio-temporal variation of hydrological drought under climate change during the period 1960–2013 in the Hexi Corridor,China

In recent years, climate change has been aggravated in many regions of the world. The Hexi Corridor is located in the semiarid climate zone of Northwest China, which is particularly affected by climate change. Climate change has led to the spatial and temporal variations of temperature and precipitation, which may result in hydrological drought and water shortage. Thus, it is necessary to explore and assess the drought characteristics of river systems in this area. The patterns of hydrological drought in the Hexi Corridor were identified using the streamflow drought index(SDI) and standardized precipitation index at 12-month timescale(SPI12) from 1960 to 2013. The evolution of drought was obtained by the Mann–Kendall test and wavelet transform method. The results showed that both the mean annual SDI and SPI12 series in the Hexi Corridor exhibited an increasing trend during the study period. According to the results of wavelet analysis, we divided the study period into two segments, i.e. before and after 1990. Before 1990, the occurrence of droughts showing decreased SDI and SPI12 was concentrated in the northern part of the corridor and shifted to the eastern part of the corridor after 1990. The probability of drought after 1990 in Shule River basin decreased while increased in Shiyang River basin. The wavelet analysis results showed that Shiyang River basin will be the first area to go through the next drought period. Additionally, the relationships between drought pattern and climate indices were analyzed. The enhanced westerly winds and increased precipitation and glacier runoff were the main reasons of wet trend in the Hexi Corridor. However, the uneven spatial variations of precipitation, temperature and glacier runoff led to the difference of hydrological drought variations between the Shule, Heihe and Shiyang River basins.     

Periodical characteristics of baseflow in the source region of the Yangtze River

Baseflow,which represents the drainage of groundwater aquifers,is an essential component of runoff in hydrological basins.In the source region of the Yangtze River,the change of baseflow typically reflects the interactions between groundwater system and climatic factors in cold and arid areas.With modified Kalinen separation method,annual baseflow between 1957 and 2009 in this region was estimated and calculated.In comparison with the inner-annual variations of total streamflow,baseflow showed a weaker fluctuation.Before the 1980s,it was in a steady state;and after then,it demonstrated dramatic variations and large amplitudes.Based on the calculation results of baseflow,the real Morlet wavelet method was applied to reveal the periodical characteristics of baseflow as well as the precipitation and air temperature in the study area.It was found that annual baseflow has a 43-year trend as well as a 21-year period and a 7-year period.The 21-year period is most significant,with its wavelet coefficient having the largest fluctuation and amplitude.Summation of wavelet coefficients on these periods exhibits a similar change pattern with respect to that of annual baseflow.The summation curve takes a"W"shape,which means that the baseflow follows a four-stage sequence of descending–ascending–descending–ascending.As analyzed,the relationship among baseflow,precipitation and temperature is implied in the correlation between their normalized wavelet coefficients at different temporal scales.By the significant positive linear correlations both between precipitation and baseflow(correlation coefficient is 0.98)and between temperature and baseflow(correlation coefficient is 0.90)for the 43-year wavelet coefficients,it is suggested that the long-term increasing trends of precipitation and air temperature will lead to an increasing trend of baseflow.For wavelet coefficients of 21-year and 7-year periods,the positive linear correlation between precipitation and baseflow is significant.However,the correlation between air temperature and baseflow is not so evident,especially for the 21-year period.As a conclusion, correlation analysis with normalized wavelet coefficients showed that the change of annual baseflow was contributed mostly by the change of precipitation and secondly by the change of temperature.     

新疆额尔齐斯河流域“2005•6•1”大洪水分析

2005年6月1-2日,额尔齐斯河全流域发生了突发性融雪和降雨混合型大洪水,各支流洪水峰高、量大、来势凶猛,其中额尔齐斯河源头支流--库依尔特斯河发生有实测资料（50 a）以来最大洪水,布尔津河、哈巴河发生有实测资料（54 a）以来第2、第3位洪水,给当地造成较大经济损失。根据河流实测洪水、降水量、气温、高空和环流形势等资料,对这次洪水的成因、过程、特点进行分析。结果表明：① 在额尔齐斯河流域融雪与降雨混合型大洪水的形成过程中,前期气温和大尺度降水天气起重要作用;② 从[JP2]有实测洪水记录的50多年以来,第4次发生全流域性洪水,在全球气候变暖和随阿勒泰地区冬季降水量明显增多的形势下,灾害性洪水出现的可能性将增加;③ 由于融雪与降雨混合型洪水过程较长、峰量较大,因此,洪水挟沙能力较强,在设计蓄水工程时要引起重视;④ 对下游有较大城市或重点水利工程的山区河流,要加强防洪预警系统的建设力度,以减轻灾害性洪水造成的损失。     

Flow regime changes in three catchments with different landforms following ecological restoration in the Chinese Loess Plateau

The Chinese Loess Plateau is known as one of the most severe soil erosion regions in the world.Two ecological restoration projects,i.e.,the integrated soil conservation project since the 1970s and the'Grain for Green'project since 1999,have been progressively implemented to control the soil erosion in this area.Ecological restoration has greatly changed flow regime over the past five decades.However,the mechanism of how flow regime responds to ecological restoration among landforms remains poorly understood.In this study,we investigated the temporal dynamics of flow regime in three catchments,i.e.,Wuqi,Honghe and Huangling hydrological stations,respectively representing the loess hilly-gully,loess table-gully and rocky mountain(covered by secondary forest)areas in the Chinese Loess Plateau,using daily hydrological data during the 1960s–2010s.The nonparametric Mann-Kendall test,Pettitt's test and daily flow series were used to investigate the changes of flow regime.Significantly negative trends of annual streamflow were detected at the Wuqi and Honghe stations,except for the Huangling station.The annual baseflow at the Wuqi station showed a significantly positive trend whereas a significantly negative trend was observed at the Honghe station,and there was no significant trend at the Huangling station.It was interesting that baseflow index significantly increased during the whole period in all catchments.However,the trends and change points of daily flow series derived by different percentages of exceedance and extreme series in different consecutive days varied among individuals.Based on the change points analysis of annual streamflow,we divided data series into three periods,i.e.,the baseline period(from 1959 and 1963 to 1979,PI),the integrated soil conservation period(1980–1999,PII)and the'Grain for Green'period(2000–2011,PIII).We found that streamflow decreased due to the reduction of high streamflow(exceeding 5%of time within a year)and median streamflow(50%)in PII and PIII at the Wuqi and Honghe stations.However,low flow(95%)increased in PII and PIII at the Wuqi station while decreased at the Honghe station.Streamflow change at the Huangling station was more stable,thus potentially resulting in much less soil erosion in the forestry area than in the other areas.The great improvement in ecological environment on the Chinese Loess Plateau revealed the advantages of ecological restoration in reducing flood amount and compensating streamflow at a regional scale.     

Glacier mass balance and its impacts on streamflow in a typical inland river basin in the Tianshan Mountains,northwestern China

Glaciers are known as natural 'solid reservoirs', and they play a dual role between the composition of water resources and the river runoff regulation in arid and semi-arid areas of China. In this study, we used in situ observation data from Urumqi Glacier No. 1, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in combination with meteorological data from stations and a digital elevation model, to develop a distributed degree-day model for glaciers in the Urumqi River Basin to simulate glacier mass balance processes and quantify their effect on streamflow during 1980-2020. The results indicate that the mass loss and the equilibrium line altitude (ELA) of glaciers in the last 41 years had an increasing trend, with the average mass balance and ELA being -0.85 (±0.32) m w.e./a (meter water-equivalent per year) and 4188 m a.s.l., respectively. The glacier mass loss has increased significantly during 1999-2020, mostly due to the increase in temperature and the extension of ablation season. During 1980-2011, the average annual glacier meltwater runoff in the Urumqi River Basin was 0.48×10⁸ m³, accounting for 18.56% of the total streamflow. We found that the annual streamflow in different catchments in the Urumqi River Basin had a strong response to the changes in glacier mass balance, especially from July to August, and the glacier meltwater runoff increased significantly. In summary, it is quite possible that the results of this research can provide a reference for the study of glacier water resources in glacier-recharged basins in arid and semi-arid areas.     

Dynamics of groundwater recharge near a semi-arid Mediterranean intermittent stream under wet and normal climate conditions

In arid and semi-arid stream-dominated systems, the temporal variability in groundwater recharge has not been widely addressed. Various questions remain about the sources of groundwater recharge, its patterns, and the appropriate measuring techniques. Hence, the main objective of the present study was to assess the changes that might affect the pattern of groundwater recharge under wetter than normal surface water availability. Therefore, the groundwater depth was monitored near a semi-arid Mediterranean intermittent stream on the piedmont of the High Atlas Mountains in the mountain catchment of the Wadi Rheraya over two hydrological years (2014-2016) with different climate conditions: extreme wet and normal conditions. Groundwater recharge was assessed using the episodic master recession algorithm. During the two years, the pattern of groundwater recharge was dominated by episodic events and by a high seasonality from wet seasons to dry seasons. In the wet year (2014-2015), the highest groundwater recharge was recorded following an extreme flood, which deeply replenished groundwater. Furthermore, an exceptional steady state of the groundwater depth was induced by a steady groundwater recharge rate. For several groundwater recharge events, the assessed recharge had multiple sources, mainly from streamflow at the local scale, but possibly from precipitation, underflow, deep percolation or irrigation return from the upstream part of the catchment. Local recharge by streamflow was likely to be short-lived, and lateral recharge was likely to last longer. Consequently, the episodic master recession algorithm estimated the total groundwater recharge that could encompass various sources. In the future, more studies and multidisciplinary approaches should be carried out to partition these sources and determine their specific contributions. In semi-arid stream-dominated systems, different groundwater recharge patterns induced by extreme hydrological events (e.g., wet events) and various potential sources of groundwater recharge should be considered when assessing and predicting groundwater recharge.     

中国天山西部匹里青河的洪水及其成因

匹里青河位于天山西部,地处西来水汽输送通道,流域山体高大、支沟发育、坡陡流急,山洪灾害频发,其主要洪水类型为混合型洪水和暴雨洪水。50多年实测洪水资料表明,随着系列的增加,该河年最大洪峰流量模比系数、变差系数、偏态系数均呈波动性增加趋势,说明其洪水发生频次及量级均有增大趋势。通过对该站同期气温、降水、泥沙分析,冬季流域...     

新疆伊犁地区夏季平均最高气温的重建和分析

根据采自伊犁地区天山的树木年轮样本,建立了该地区的树轮年表。通过单相关普查发现,自回归树轮年表序列与夏季(6~8月)的平均最高气温呈明显的负相关关系。并且具有明确的树木生理学意义。利用新源上限(XNAUt 1)、巩留下限(GUt 1)和特克斯上限(TUt 1)3个自回归树轮年表序列,可较好地重建伊犁天山东部在该时段的月平均最高气温。经交叉检验可知,所得重建方程是稳定可靠的,重建的温度序列是可信的。通过分析发现:伊犁天山东部300年来夏季月平均最高气温大致经历了8个偏暖阶段和8个偏冷阶段;具有2.9,3.4,4,49.5,58,59,68年的变化准周期;存在5次气温突变:1729-1733年、1867-1871年、1929-1934年前后气温由高向低突变;1841-1846年、1903-1906年前后气温由低向高突变。     

Climate change impacts on the streamflow of Zarrineh River,Iran

Zarrineh River is located in the northwest of Iran, providing more than 40% of the total inflow into the Lake Urmia that is one of the largest saltwater lakes on the earth. Lake Urmia is a highly endangered ecosystem on the brink of desiccation. This paper studied the impacts of climate change on the streamflow of Zarrineh River. The streamflow was simulated and projected for the period 1992-2050 through seven CMIP5 (coupled model intercomparison project phase 5) data series (namely, BCC-CSM1-1, BNU-ESM, CSIRO-Mk3-6-0, GFDL-ESM2G, IPSL-CM5A-LR, MIROC-ESM and MIROC-ESM-CHEM) under RCP2.6 (RCP, representative concentration pathways) and RCP8.5. The model data series were statistically downscaled and bias corrected using an artificial neural network (ANN) technique and a Gamma based quantile mapping bias correction method. The best model (CSIRO-Mk3-6-0) was chosen by the TOPSIS (technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution) method from seven CMIP5 models based on statistical indices. For simulation of streamflow, a rainfall-runoff model, the hydrologiska byrans vattenavdelning (HBV-Light) model, was utilized. Results on hydro-climatological changes in Zarrineh River basin showed that the mean daily precipitation is expected to decrease from 0.94 and 0.96 mm in 2015 to 0.65 and 0.68 mm in 2050 under RCP2.6 and RCP8.5, respectively. In the case of temperature, the numbers change from 12.33°C and 12.37°C in 2015 to 14.28°C and 14.32°C in 2050. Corresponding to these climate scenarios, this study projected a decrease of the annual streamflow of Zarrineh River by half from 2015 to 2050 as the results of climatic changes will lead to a decrease in the annual streamflow of Zarrineh River from 59.49 m³/s in 2015 to 22.61 and 23.19 m³/s in 2050. The finding is of important meaning for water resources planning purposes, management programs and strategies of the Lake's endangered ecosystem.