Lake level,area and volume are sensitive indicators of climate change.At present,many studies have focused on the interannual water balance of lakes,but lake level and area can change remarkably with seasons,especiall...Lake level,area and volume are sensitive indicators of climate change.At present,many studies have focused on the interannual water balance of lakes,but lake level and area can change remarkably with seasons,especially for lakes with seasonal ice cover.Zhari Namco,a seasonal frozen lake,was selected as an example to investigate its seasonal water balance.Multi-source altimetry and Landsat data were used to obtain the seasonal lake level and area from 1992 to 2019,and seasonal lake volume variations were also estimated.The results indicated the average lake level,area and volume in autumn were the largest.The lake level,area,and volume experienced three turning points approximately in 2000,2010,and 2016,and showed an overall increasing trend from 1992 to 2019,with slopes of 0.15 m/year,2.17 km^(2)/year,and 0.14 km^(3)/year,respectively.The lake area expanded significantly in autumn,which was related to the abundant precipitation.Delay time of land surface runoff,increased temperature,and evaporation may be the reason for the low lake level and volume in summer.The precipitation was the dominant factor of water balance,which explained 62.09%,62.43%,and 62.10%of the variations in lake level,area,and volume,respectively.展开更多
Qinghai Lake is the largest saline lake in China.The change in the lake volume is an indicator of the variation in water resources and their response to climate change on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau(QTP)in China.The p...Qinghai Lake is the largest saline lake in China.The change in the lake volume is an indicator of the variation in water resources and their response to climate change on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau(QTP)in China.The present study quantitatively evaluated the effects of climate change and land use/cover change(LUCC)on the lake volume of the Qinghai Lake in China from 1958 to 2018,which is crucial for water resources management in the Qinghai Lake Basin.To explore the effects of climate change and LUCC on the Qinghai Lake volume,we analyzed the lake level observation data and multi-period land use/land cover(LULC)data by using an improved lake volume estimation method and Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs(InVEST)model.Our results showed that the lake level decreased at the rate of 0.08 m/a from 1958 to 2004 and increased at the rate of 0.16 m/a from 2004 to 2018.The lake volume decreased by 105.40×10^(8) m^(3) from 1958 to 2004,with the rate of 2.24×10^(8) m^(3)/a,whereas it increased by 74.02×10^(8) m^(3) from 2004 to 2018,with the rate of 4.66×10^(8) m^(3)/a.Further,the climate of the Qinghai Lake Basin changed from warm-dry to warm-humid.From 1958 to 2018,the increase in precipitation and the decrease in evaporation controlled the change of the lake volume,which were the main climatic factors affecting the lake volume change.From 1977 to 2018,the measured water yield showed an"increase-decrease-increase"fluctuation in the Qinghai Lake Basin.The effects of climate change and LUCC on the measured water yield were obviously different.From 1977 to 2018,the contribution rate of LUCC was -0.76% and that of climate change was 100.76%;the corresponding rates were 8.57% and 91.43% from 1977 to 2004,respectively,and -4.25% and 104.25% from 2004 to 2018,respectively.Quantitative analysis of the effects and contribution rates of climate change and LUCC on the Qinghai Lake volume revealed the scientific significance of climate change and LUCC,as well as their individual and combined effects in the展开更多
基金jointly funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42011530120,41830105,41901129)the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education(No.CH2019-8250)。
文摘Lake level,area and volume are sensitive indicators of climate change.At present,many studies have focused on the interannual water balance of lakes,but lake level and area can change remarkably with seasons,especially for lakes with seasonal ice cover.Zhari Namco,a seasonal frozen lake,was selected as an example to investigate its seasonal water balance.Multi-source altimetry and Landsat data were used to obtain the seasonal lake level and area from 1992 to 2019,and seasonal lake volume variations were also estimated.The results indicated the average lake level,area and volume in autumn were the largest.The lake level,area,and volume experienced three turning points approximately in 2000,2010,and 2016,and showed an overall increasing trend from 1992 to 2019,with slopes of 0.15 m/year,2.17 km^(2)/year,and 0.14 km^(3)/year,respectively.The lake area expanded significantly in autumn,which was related to the abundant precipitation.Delay time of land surface runoff,increased temperature,and evaporation may be the reason for the low lake level and volume in summer.The precipitation was the dominant factor of water balance,which explained 62.09%,62.43%,and 62.10%of the variations in lake level,area,and volume,respectively.
基金funded by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA20100101)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFC0507404)the Gansu Province Science Foundation for Youth,China(20JR5RA543).
文摘Qinghai Lake is the largest saline lake in China.The change in the lake volume is an indicator of the variation in water resources and their response to climate change on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau(QTP)in China.The present study quantitatively evaluated the effects of climate change and land use/cover change(LUCC)on the lake volume of the Qinghai Lake in China from 1958 to 2018,which is crucial for water resources management in the Qinghai Lake Basin.To explore the effects of climate change and LUCC on the Qinghai Lake volume,we analyzed the lake level observation data and multi-period land use/land cover(LULC)data by using an improved lake volume estimation method and Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs(InVEST)model.Our results showed that the lake level decreased at the rate of 0.08 m/a from 1958 to 2004 and increased at the rate of 0.16 m/a from 2004 to 2018.The lake volume decreased by 105.40×10^(8) m^(3) from 1958 to 2004,with the rate of 2.24×10^(8) m^(3)/a,whereas it increased by 74.02×10^(8) m^(3) from 2004 to 2018,with the rate of 4.66×10^(8) m^(3)/a.Further,the climate of the Qinghai Lake Basin changed from warm-dry to warm-humid.From 1958 to 2018,the increase in precipitation and the decrease in evaporation controlled the change of the lake volume,which were the main climatic factors affecting the lake volume change.From 1977 to 2018,the measured water yield showed an"increase-decrease-increase"fluctuation in the Qinghai Lake Basin.The effects of climate change and LUCC on the measured water yield were obviously different.From 1977 to 2018,the contribution rate of LUCC was -0.76% and that of climate change was 100.76%;the corresponding rates were 8.57% and 91.43% from 1977 to 2004,respectively,and -4.25% and 104.25% from 2004 to 2018,respectively.Quantitative analysis of the effects and contribution rates of climate change and LUCC on the Qinghai Lake volume revealed the scientific significance of climate change and LUCC,as well as their individual and combined effects in the
