Analyses and simulations of the water transfer from the lower Tarim River

The lower Tarim River has dried up for many years,resulting in the deterioration even disappearing of the Green Corridor. From May of 2000 to November of 2001,three times water transfers have been undertaken to improve the local hydrological situation and resumed the local ecological environment. Based on the loss rate of the flux and the velocity of the river water,the hydrologic factors,such as the flux,the distance,the time and the water quantity,have been simulated for all three water transfers,mainly for the second. The analyses and simulations are helpful to evaluate the hydrological effects and to choose the proper water-transfer plan. Although the study mainly focuses on the water transfer,it has close relationship with the eco-hydrological research on the lower Tarim River.