The ternary water cycle of ‘nature–society–trade’ in the inland arid areas
Zhong Ma,
Weiwei Xie,
Weijing Ma
et al.
Abstract:Water cycle is important for maintaining the dynamic balance of regional water resources. Here, based on the input–output water circulation flux accounting model, we take Xinjiang as a case area to empirically explore the mechanism of the ‘nature‐society‐trade’ ternary water cycle. The results show that the water transferred out was much larger than the transferred in in Xinjiang. The scale of water resources development and utilization and the social water cycle fluxes have been constantly expanding, but ther… Show more
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