Water-Resource Sustainability and Adaptive Management in a Cryosphere-Dependent Endorheic Basin: A Case Study of the Cherchen River, NW China
The Cherchen River Basin (CRB), a cryosphere-dependent endorheic basin in northwestern China, faces strong competition among agricultural, groundwater, and ecological water demands under pronounced seasonal runoff variability. This study integrates multi-source hydrological records, groundwater-resource assessment, sec...