scholarly journals Monitoring Groundwater Storage Changes in the Loess Plateau Using GRACE Satellite Gravity Data, Hydrological Models and Coal Mining Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Xie ◽  
Caijun Xu ◽  
Yangmao Wen ◽  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Hydrological Models ◽  
The Loess Plateau ◽  
Groundwater Storage ◽  
Satellite Gravity ◽  
Grace Satellite

scholarly journals Groundwater storage changes in the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas revealed from GRACE satellite gravity data

2016 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
pp. 228-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longwei Xiang ◽  
Hansheng Wang ◽  
Holger Steffen ◽  
Patrick Wu ◽  
Lulu Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Groundwater Storage ◽  
Satellite Gravity ◽  
Grace Satellite

scholarly journals Monitoring mass changes in the Volta River basin using GRACE satellite gravity and TRMM precipitation

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vagner G. Ferreira ◽  
Zheng Gong ◽  
Samuel A. Andam-Akorful
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
West African ◽  
Rainfall Time Series ◽  
Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission ◽  
Satellite Gravity ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
The North ◽  
Trmm Precipitation ◽  
Grace Satellite

GRACE satellite gravity data was used to estimate mass changes within the Volta River basin in West African for the period of January, 2005 to December, 2010. We also used the precipitation data from the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) to determine relative contributions source to the seasonal hydrological balance within the Volta River basin. We found out that the seasonal mass change tends to be detected by GRACE for periods from 1 month in the south to 4 months in the north of the basin after the rainfall events. The results suggested a significant gain in water storage in the basin at reference epoch 2007.5 and a dominant annual cycle for the period under consideration for both in the mass changes and rainfall time series. However, there was a low correlation between mass changes and rainfall implying that there must be other processes which cause mass changes without rainfall in the upstream of the Volta River basin.

scholarly journals Quantifying the Impacts of Climate Change, Coal Mining and Soil and Water Conservation on Streamflow in a Coal Mining Concentrated Watershed on the Loess Plateau, China

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiaoling Guo ◽  
Yaoyao Han ◽  
Yunsong Yang ◽  
Guobin Fu ◽  
Jianlin Li
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
The Loess Plateau ◽  
Annual Streamflow ◽  
Significant Downward Trend ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Soil And Water

The streamflow has declined significantly in the coal mining concentrated watershed of the Loess Plateau, China, since the 1970s. Quantifying the impact of climate change, coal mining and soil and water conservation (SWC), which are mainly human activities, on streamflow is essential not only for understanding the mechanism of hydrological response, but also for water resource management in the catchment. In this study, the trend of annual streamflow series by Mann-Kendall test has been analyzed, and years showing abrupt changes have been detected using the cumulative anomaly curves and Pettitt test. The contribution of climate change, coal mining and SWC on streamflow has been separated with the monthly water-balance model (MWBM) and field investigation. The results showed: (1) The streamflow had an statistically significant downward trend during 1955–2013; (2) The two break points were in 1979 and 1996; (3) Relative to the baseline period, i.e., 1955–1978, the mean annual streamflow reduction in 1979–1996 was mainly affected by climate change, which was responsible for a decreased annual streamflow of 12.70 mm, for 70.95%, while coal mining and SWC resulted in a runoff reduction of 2.15 mm, 12.01% and 3.05mm, 17.04%, respectively; (4) In a recent period, i.e., 1997–2013, the impact of coal mining on streamflow reduction was dominant, reaching 29.88 mm, 54.24%. At the same time, the declining mean annual streamflow induced through climate change and SWC were 13.01 mm, 23.62% and 12.20 mm, 22.14%, respectively.

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