Runoff reduction due to environmental changes in the Sanchuanhe river basin |
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| Authors: | Guoqing WANG Jianyun ZHANG Ruimin HE Naiqian JIANG Xin'ai JING |
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| Institution: | [1]Senior Engineer, State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210098, China [2]Prof., State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210098, China [3]Engineer, State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210098, China [4]Prof., Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Zhengzhou 450003, China [5]Engineer, Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Zhengzhou 450003, China |
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| Abstract: | Recently,runoff in many river basins in China has been decreasing.Therefore,the role that climate change and human activities are playing in this decrease is currently of interest.In this study,we evaluated an assessment method that was designed to quantitatively separate the effects of climate change and human activities on runoff in river basins.Specifically,we calibrated the SIMHYD rainfall runoff model using naturally recorded hydro-meteorologic data pertaining to the Sanchuanhe River basin and then determined the effects of climate change and human activities on runoff by comparing the estimated natural runoff that occurred during the period in which humans disturbed the basin to the runoff that occurred during the period prior to disturbance by humans.The results of this study revealed that the SIMHYD rainfall runoff model performs well for estimating monthly discharge.In addition,we found that absolute runoff reductions have increased in response to human activities and climate change,with average reductions of 70.1% and 29.9% in total runoff being caused by human activities and climate change,respectively.Taken together,the results of this study indicate that human activities are the primary cause of runoff reduction in the Sanchuanhe River basin. |
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| Keywords: | Sanchuanhe River Hydrological simulation Climate change Human activities Impact |
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