Quantifying the impacts of climate change and vegetation change on decreased runoff in china's yellow river basin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.L. Wang ◽  
H.M. Feng ◽  
B.Z. Zhang ◽  
Z. Wei ◽  
Y.L. Tian
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Vegetation Change ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER STRESS SITUATIONS IN THE YELLOW RIVER BASIN, CHINA

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 545-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxin Mu ◽  
Qunchang Liu ◽  
Hamza Farooq Gabriel ◽  
Di Xu ◽  
Jingdong Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Stress ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
The Yellow River Basin ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

scholarly journals Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Water Resources in the Yellow River Basin, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyong Wu ◽  
Heng Xiao ◽  
Guihua Lu ◽  
Jinming Chen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
Mean Annual Precipitation ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Mean Annual Temperature ◽  
The Yellow River Basin

The water resources in the Yellow River basin (YRB) are vital to social and economic development in North and Northwest China. The basin has a marked continental monsoon climate and its water resources are especially vulnerable to climate change. Projected runoff in the basin for the period from 2001 to 2030 was simulated using the variable infiltration capacity (VIC) macroscale hydrology model. VIC was first calibrated using observations and then was driven by the precipitation and temperature projected by the RegCM3 high-resolution regional climate model under the IPCC scenario A2. Results show that, under the scenario A2, the mean annual temperature of the basin could increase by 1.6°C, while mean annual precipitation could decrease by 2.6%. There could be an 11.6% reduction in annual runoff in the basin according to the VIC projection. However, there are marked regional variations in these climate change impacts. Reductions of 13.6%, 25.7%, and 24.6% could be expected in the regions of Hekouzhen to Longmen, Longmen to Sanmenxia, and Sanmenxia to Huayuankou, respectively. Our study suggests that the condition of water resources in the YRB could become more severe in the period from 2001 to 2030 under the scenario A2.

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