ZHANG Jia-bao, YUAN Yu-jiang

(Meteorological Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830002, China)

Abstract: With the aid of math statistical method, the latest findings derived from integrated accurate data of meteorology and hydrology covering 1958—1997 are used to reveal the climatic features, the basic facts and statistical regularities of climate change as well as the impact of climate change on water resources, in Xingjiang. The trend of future climate change and its impact on the region's water resources are tentatively discussed.

Keywords: water resources of Xinjiang; climatic feature; climate change; correlative analysis