scholarly journals Hybrid method for assessing the multi-scale periodic characteristics of the precipitation–runoff relationship: a case study in the Weihe River basin, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aijun Guo ◽  
Jianxia Chang ◽  
Qiang Huang ◽  
Yimin Wang ◽  
Dengfeng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Hybrid Method ◽  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Monthly Precipitation ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Frequency Domains ◽  
Weihe River ◽  
Weihe River Basin

Fully elucidating the precipitation–runoff relationship (PRR) is of great significance for better water resources planning and management and understanding hydrological cycle processes. For investigating the multi-scale PRR variability in the Weihe River basin in 1960–2010, a new hybrid method is proposed in which ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) and cross wavelet transform and wavelet transform coherence are used in combination. With the application of mutual information entropy, monthly precipitation and runoff are decomposed into two parts: high- (HFC) and low-frequency components (LFC). The results show that HFCs are characterized by inter- and intra-annual variations in precipitation and runoff, whereas LFCs display approximately two-year periodicity and contain abundant abnormal information of the raw data. Therefore, the PRR between HFCs exhibited significant correlations at the 95% confidence level over the whole time period. However, the correlations of the PRR between LFCs are not significant for many of the time-frequency domains. Additionally, the phase relations are disordered in these time-frequency domains, and no certain trend in phase angle variations can be identified. Through comparative analysis of the anthropogenic activities and climatic events with PRR variations, it can be concluded that the hybrid method can efficiently capture the PRR in various time-frequency domains.

scholarly journals Spatial-Temporal Change of Actual Evapotranspiration and the Causes Based on the Advection–Aridity Model in the Weihe River Basin, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Ruirui Xu ◽  
Peng Gao ◽  
Xingmin Mu ◽  
Chaojun Gu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Temporal Change ◽  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Weihe River ◽  
Weihe River Basin

Evapotranspiration is a key process between the atmospheric hydrological cycle and the energy cycle, which has a great significance in understanding climate change and the rational use of water resources, especially for the Weihe River basin (WRB) (a basin in China experiencing a shortage of water resources). We investigated the spatial-temporal change of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) based on the daily meteorological variables of 22 meteorological stations and the annual streamflow of three hydrological stations from 1970 to 2018 in the WRB. The contributions of key meteorological variables to ETa changes and the sensitivity coefficient are also quantified. The temporal trends of ETa showed an increasing trend from 1970 to 2018, and the spatial distribution of ETa increased from northwest to southeast in the WRB. Increasing trends were detected in the multi-year average, spring, and winter, but only a few stations passed the significance test. Summer and autumn showed a decreasing trend, but this trend was not significant. Solar radiation is the most sensitive meteorological variable, followed by vapor pressure, wind speed, and mean temperature. Vapor pressure contributes the most to ETa changes, followed by solar radiation. In general, vapor pressure (relative humidity) is the dominant meteorological factor affecting ETa in the WRB. In addition to meteorological factors, the ETa is also affected by combined and complicated factors caused by precipitation and human activities. As an important part of the hydrological cycle, ETa has important research significance for water resources management, economy, agriculture, and ecology and results of this study may be helpful to further clarify the climate change and human activities impacts on the basin hydrological cycle.

scholarly journals Possible Linkages of Hydrological Variables to Ocean–Atmosphere Signals and Sunspot Activity in the Upstream Yangtze River Basin

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1361
Author(s):  
Ruting Yang ◽  
Bing Xing
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Spatiotemporal Variability ◽  
Sunspot Activity ◽  
Monthly Precipitation ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Hydrological Variables

Profiling the hydrological response of watershed precipitation and streamflow to large-scale circulation patterns and astronomical factors provides novel information into the scientific management and prediction of regional water resources. Possible contacts of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), sunspot activity to precipitation and streamflow in the upper Yangtze River basin (UYRB) were investigated in this work. Monthly precipitation and streamflow were utilized as well as contemporaneous same-scale teleconnections time series spanning a total of 70 years from 1951 to 2020 in precipitation and 121 years from 1900 to 2020 in streamflow. The principal component analysis (PCA) method was applied so as to characterize the dominant variability patterns over UYRB precipitation time series, with the temporal variability of first two modes explaining more than 80% of total variance. Long-term evolutionary pattern and periodic variation characteristics of precipitation and streamflow are explored by applying continuous wavelet transform (CWT), cross-wavelet transform (XWT) and wavelet coherence (WTC), analyzing multi-scale correlation between hydrological variables and teleconnections in the time-frequency domain. The results manifest that ENSO exhibits multiple interannual period resonance with precipitation and streamflow, while correlations are unstable in time and phase. PDO and sunspot effects on precipitation and streamflow at interannual scales vary with time-frequency domains, yet significant differences are exhibited in their effects at interdecadal scales. PDO exhibits a steady negative correlation with streamflow on interdecadal scales of approximately 10 years, while the effect of sunspot on streamflow exhibits extremely steady positive correlation on longer interdecadal scales of approximately 36 years. Analysis reveals that both PDO and sunspot have significantly stronger effects on streamflow variability than precipitation, which might be associated with the high spatiotemporal variability of precipitation.

scholarly journals Detection of Abrupt Changes in Runoff in the Weihe River Basin

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanling Li ◽  
Jianxia Chang ◽  
Zhiliang Wang ◽  
Huiling Li
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Hydrological Regime ◽  
Annual Runoff ◽  
Intrinsic Mode Functions ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Abrupt Changes ◽  
Weihe River ◽  
Weihe River Basin

Climate change and human activities are two major driving factors for variations in hydrological patterns globally, and it is of significant importance to distinguish their effects on the change of hydrological regime in order to formulate robust water management strategies. Hilbert-Huang transform-based time-frequency analysis is employed in this study to detect abrupt changes and periods of the runoff at five hydrological stations in the Weihe River Basin, China, from 1951 to 2010. The key part of the method is the empirical decomposition mode with which any complicated data set can be decomposed into small number of intrinsic mode functions that admit well adaptive Hilbert transforms. Moreover, an attempt has been made to find out the specific reason for the abrupt point at the five hydrological stations in the Weihe River Basin. The results are presented as follows: (1) annual runoff significantly declined in the basin in intervals of 8~15 years; (2) abrupt changes occurred in 1971, 1982, and 1994 at Huaxian, 1972 and 1982 at Xianyang, 1992 at Zhangjiashan, 1990 at Zhuangtou, and 1984 at Beidao; (3) changes were more frequent and complex in the mainstream and downstream reaches than in tributaries and upstream reaches, respectively.

Elevation Cluster Dataset Covering the Weihe River Basin

GCdataPR ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengli ZHA ◽  
Chuang LIU ◽  
Ruixiang SHI
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Weihe River ◽  
Weihe River Basin

Boundary Data of the Weihe River Basin, China

GCdataPR ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuefei HUANG ◽  
Tiejian LI ◽  
Enze LV ◽  
Jiaye LI ◽  
Rui BAI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Boundary Data ◽  
Weihe River ◽  
Weihe River Basin

scholarly journals Effect of Hyporheic Exchange on Macroinvertebrate Community in the Weihe River Basin, China

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
Qidong Lin ◽  
Jinxi Song ◽  
Carlo Gualtieri ◽  
Dandong Cheng ◽  
Ping Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Community ◽  
Hyporheic Exchange ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
River Bed ◽  
Weihe River ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
Weihe River Basin

The effect of hyporheic exchange on macroinvertebrates is a significant topic in ecohydraulics. A field study was conducted during May and June 2017 to investigate the impacts of magnitude and patterns of hyporheic exchange on the sediment macroinvertebrate community in the Weihe River basin. The results demonstrate that upwelling flows cause resuspension of riverbed sediment, increasing the proportion of swimmer groups (such as Baetidae) in the macroinvertebrate community. However, large resuspension of river bed sediment results in a reduced abundance of macroinvertebrates. By controlling the transport processes of dissolved oxygen (DO), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), nutrients, temperature, and different patterns of hyporheic exchange strongly influence the structure of macroinvertebrate communities. Downwelling is more likely to produce rich invertebrate communities than upwelling. The magnitude for the hyporheic flux of 150–200 mm/d was optimal for the macroinvertebrate community in the Weihe River Basin. Above or below this rate results in a decline in community abundance and diversity. We suggest that research is conducted to better understand the effects of hyporheic exchange across bedforms on macroinvertebrate communities. The study supports any activities to preserve the ecological functions and health of rivers dominated by fine-grained sediments.

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