Is river-course change associated with the crustal movement ?. Issue 26 (13th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jiang, Jingheng; Xiao, Genru; Wu, Weicheng; Ke, Xinxin; He, Yecheng; Song, Yifei; Zhou, Xiaoting; Zhang, Ming; Liu, Yixuan; Fu, Xiao; Li, Jie; Peng, Shanling; Qin, Yaozu; Zhou, Cuimin; Li, Yuan; Li, Wenjing; Tu, Qihong
• Is Part Of: Geocarto international. Volume 37:Issue 26(2023)
• Page Start: 11846
• Page End: 11866
• Publication Date: 2022-12-13
• Subjects: Tarim River -- river-course migration -- crustal movement -- GPS -- remote sensing; Remote sensing -- Periodicals; Geographic information systems -- Periodicals; Geology -- Periodicals; Cartography -- Periodicals; 621.3678
• DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2022.2060328
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-6049

Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents an integrated study on the effects of human activity, climate change and crustal movement on the changes of the middle reaches of the Tarim River in China. Remote sensing images and rainfall data from 38 stations from 1970 to 2021 were used for the research. The precise point positioning (PPP) approach was applied to ascertain the crustal movement of the study area using 256 Global Positioning System (GPS) station data of the recent 20 years. The results show that in the past 50 years the studied reaches of the river has moved north at maximum 2940 m or 57.9 m on average, and human activity may have played a dominant role in this change though extreme events of climate may have also taken a part in it. However, before the Anthropocene, its northeast migration is likely associated with crustal movement as the basin bottom inclines to northeast. Highlights: Remote sensing reveals a northeast movement of the Tarim River in China 256 GPS station data illustrate a northeast movement and inclination of the Tarim Basin River migration is related to human activity, climate change and crustal movement Combination of remote sensing with GPS will be a promising approach for river change analysis