Study of Climate Changes in the Ghezel-Ozan Watershed area in Zanjan Province and its Effects on the Region's Water Resources

Climate is one of the fundamental pillars of human life whose protection becomes more and more important with advancement and development in the world. The effects of climate change on the hydrological cycle as changes in water resource in the soil area, aquifers and lakes, as well as change in the amount and time distribution of river runoff. These changes may occur positively or negatively, but it is certain that the amount of accessible water will change in the future. Therefore, quantitative and qualitative recognition and evaluation of the sensitivity of water resources to these climate changes is of great importance and requires special attention.