期刊名称：Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1792-9040
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：3
语种：English
出版社：Scienpress Ltd
摘要：The Tigris River isone of the longest rivers in western Asia. Its length is about 1800 km. Itdrains a catchment area of 473103 km2 divided in 4 countries (Turkey, Syria,Iran and Iraq). About 23 million people live within this catchment. The flow ofthe River Tigris is decreasing with time due to the construction of dams andclimate change. The discharge of the Tigris River at Baghdad was 1,207 m3/s forthe period 1931-1960 and since 2000 onward it is 522m3/s. Riparian countries(mainly Iraq and Iran) are facing water shortage problems. This requiresprudent regional and national cooperation and management to overcome thisproblem.Keywords: Tigris River,Basin, Climate change, Turkey, Iraq
