The relationship between inland lakes evolution and climatic fluctuation in arid zone

Abstract

The evolution of the inland lakes in arid and semi-arid zones is accorded with the climatic fluctuation. The humid climate is in harmony with the higher water level and greater lake water quantity budget while arid climate is in correspondence with the lower water level and little water budget. Based on the analysis of the lake fluctuation and lake budget change, with the aid of the data of geomorphology, palynology, sedimentology and chronology, It is found that the climate experienced a warm and humid period during 7000—3500 yr. B. P. and showed a drying and warming trend in the last century in the Central Asia.