Conservation of endangered or economic fish and control of invasive fish is a great challenge of hydraulic engineering worldwide.Flow velocity has been recognized to affect the spawning of fishes delivering drifting e...Conservation of endangered or economic fish and control of invasive fish is a great challenge of hydraulic engineering worldwide.Flow velocity has been recognized to affect the spawning of fishes delivering drifting eggs in rivers.However,solid scientific supports and associated mechanisms to establish quantitative relations between flow velocity and fish reproduction,taking into account spawning,fertilizing,hatching,as well as surviving,are lacking.In this paper,we quantified the relationship between flow velocity and reproduction of Chinese carps through both lab and field experiments.The results showed that a minimum velocity was required to trigger Hypophthalmichthys molitrix(H.molitrix)releasing eggs,and a velocity range was preferred to sustain spawning activity.However,the embryo incubation and larvae development of H.molitrix were found to be inhibited with the increase in flow velocity.Considering the requirements of spawning and hatching,as well as larvae surviving,an optimized flow velocity processes was identified for the reproduction of H.molitrix in rivers.These findings were of great significance to the adaptive operation of reservoirs to create reasonable and precise ecological flows for managing fish reproduction,as shown by the promising results in the engineering application to the Three Gorges Reservoir.展开更多
Despite frequent cyanobacterial blooms increasing in magnitude and duration,Taihu Lake remains one of the most important water sources in the Yangtze River Delta of China.To meet the rising water demand from social–e...Despite frequent cyanobacterial blooms increasing in magnitude and duration,Taihu Lake remains one of the most important water sources in the Yangtze River Delta of China.To meet the rising water demand from social–economic development and secure water source during cyanobacterial blooms,the Water Diversion Project from the Yangtze River to Taihu Lake(WDYT)through the Wangyuhe(WYH)River channel was initiated in 2002 and has been in operation since 2007.展开更多
The Himalayan water tower provides crucial water resources for Asia.Permafrost degradation is deemed to exert important impacts on streamflow in the Himalayan rivers.Yet,the magnitudes of such impacts remain poorly qu...The Himalayan water tower provides crucial water resources for Asia.Permafrost degradation is deemed to exert important impacts on streamflow in the Himalayan rivers.Yet,the magnitudes of such impacts remain poorly quantified.Here,we established a robust hydrological model that incorporated active layer deepening and ground ice melt for the drainage basin of the largest river in the northern Himalayas-the Yarlung Zangbo River(YZR).We estimated that permafrost degradation led to~0.65 km^(3)/yr decrease in surface runoff and~0.35 km^(3)/yr increase in baseflow and ground ice melt contributed~0.25% to the annual streamflow in the YZR for the period 2001-2022.The“fill-and-spill”mechanism helps explain the seeming contradiction of observed increasing versus decreasing baseflow in different permafrost regions worldwide.We propose that the dilution of riverine dissolved organic carbon(DOC)concentrations by baseflow may lead to the riverine DOC hysteresis patterns.This study not only lays solid scientific basis for water resources management in the Himalayas,but also yields new insights into how to interpret measured river discharge and nutrient flux in permafrost regions over the globe.展开更多
River damming is believed to largely intercept nutrients,particularly retain more phosphorus(P)than nitrogen(N),and thus harm primary productivity,fishery catches,and food security downstream,which seriously constrain...River damming is believed to largely intercept nutrients,particularly retain more phosphorus(P)than nitrogen(N),and thus harm primary productivity,fishery catches,and food security downstream,which seriously constrain global hydropower development and poverty relief in undeveloped regions and can drive geo-political disputes between nations along trans-boundary rivers.In this study,we investigated whether reservoirs can instead improve nutrient regimes downstream.We measured different species of N and P as well as microbial functions in water and sediment of cascade reservoirs in the upper Mekong River over 5 years and modelled the influx and outflux of N and P species in each reservoir.Despite partially retaining total N and total P,reservoirs increased the downstream flux of ammonium and soluble reactive phosphorus(SRP).The increase in ammonium and SRP between outflux and influx showed positive linear relationships with the hydraulic residence time of the cascade reservoirs;and the ratio of SRP to dissolved inorganic nitrogen increased along the reservoir cascade.The lentic environment of reservoirs stimulated algae-mediated conversion of nitrate into ammonium in surface water;the hypoxic condition and the priming effect of algae-induced organic matter enhanced release of ammonium from sediment;the synergy of microbial phosphorylation,reductive condition and sediment geochemical properties increased release of SRP.This study is the first to provide solid evidence that hydropower reservoirs improve downstream nutrient bioavailability and N-P balance through a process of retention-transformation-transport,which may benefit primary productivity.These findings could advance our understanding of the eco-environmental impacts of river damming.展开更多
The Tibetan Plateau(TP)is the headwater of the Yangtze,Yellow,and the transboundary Yarlung Zangbo,Lancang,and Nujiang Rivers,providing essential and pristine freshwater to around 1.6 billion people in Southeast and S...The Tibetan Plateau(TP)is the headwater of the Yangtze,Yellow,and the transboundary Yarlung Zangbo,Lancang,and Nujiang Rivers,providing essential and pristine freshwater to around 1.6 billion people in Southeast and South Asia.However,the temperature rise TP has experienced is almost three times that of the global warming rate.The rising temperature has resulted in glacier retreat,snow cover reduction,permafrost layer thawing,and so forth.Here we show,based on the longest observed streamflow data available for the region so far,that changing climatic conditions in the TP already had significant impacts on the streamflow in the headwater basins in the area.Our analysis indicated that the annual average temperature in the headwater basins of these five major rivers has been rising on a trend averaging 0.38℃-decade^(-1) since 1998,almost triple the rate before 1998,and the change of streamflow has been predominantly impacted by precipitation in these headwater basins.As a result,streamflow in the Yangtze,Yarlung Zangbo,Lancang,and Nujiang River headwater areas is on a decreasing trend with a reduction of flow ranging from 3.0-10^(9)-5.9-10^(9) m^(3)·decade^(-1)(-9.12%to-16.89%per decade)since 1998.The increased precipitation in the Tangnahai(TNH)and Lanzhou(LZ)Basins contributed to the increase of their streamflows at 8.04%and 14.29%per decade,respectively.Although the increased streamflow in the headwater basins of the Yellow River may ease some of the water resources concerns,the decreasing trend of streamflow in the headwater areas of the southeastern TP region since 1998 could lead to a water crisis in transboundary river basins for billions of people in Southeast and South Asia.展开更多
Huaihe River Basin(HRB) is located in China’s north-south climatic transition zone,which is very sensitive to global climate change.Based on the daily maximum temperature,minimum temperature,and precipitation data of...Huaihe River Basin(HRB) is located in China’s north-south climatic transition zone,which is very sensitive to global climate change.Based on the daily maximum temperature,minimum temperature,and precipitation data of 40 meteorological stations and nine monthly large-scale ocean-atmospheric circulation indices data during 1959–2019,we present an assessment of the spatial and temporal variations of extreme temperature and precipitation events in the HRB using nine extreme climate indices,and analyze the teleconnection relationship between extreme climate indices and large-scale ocean-atmospheric circulation indices.The results show that warm extreme indices show a significant(P < 0.05) increasing trend,while cold extreme indices(except for cold spell duration) and diurnal temperature range(DTR) show a significant decreasing trend.Furthermore,all extreme temperature indices show significant mutations during 1959-2019.Spatially,a stronger warming trend occurs in eastern HRB than western HRB,while maximum 5-d precipitation(Rx5day) and rainstorm days(R25) show an increasing trend in the southern,central,and northwestern regions of HRB.Arctic oscillation(AO),Atlantic multidecadal oscillation(AMO),and East Atlantic/Western Russia(EA/WR) have a stronger correlation with extreme climate indices compared to other circulation indices.AO and AMO(EA/WR) exhibit a significant(P < 0.05) negative(positive)correlation with frost days and diurnal temperature range.Extreme warm events are strongly correlated with the variability of AMO and EA/WR in most parts of HRB,while extreme cold events are closely related to the variability of AO and AMO in eastern HRB.In contrast,AMO,AO,and EA/WR show limited impacts on extreme precipitation events in most parts of HRB.展开更多
Significant changes in water cycle elements/processes have created serious challenges to regional sustainability and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin in China.It is necessary to investigate the impac...Significant changes in water cycle elements/processes have created serious challenges to regional sustainability and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin in China.It is necessary to investigate the impacts of climate change and human activities on hydrological evolution and disaster risk from a holistic perspective of the basin.This study developed initiatives to clarify the mechanisms of hydrological evolution in the human-influenced Yellow River Basin.The proposed research method includes:(1)a tool to simulate multiple factors and a multi-scale water cycle using a grid-based spatiotemporal coupling approach,and(2)a new algorithm to separate the responses of the water cycle to climate change and human impacts,and de-couple the eco-environmental effects using artificial intelligence techniques.With this research framework,key breakthroughs are expected to be made in the understanding of the impacts of land cover change on the water cycle and blue/green water redirection.The outcomes of this research project are expected to provide theoretical support for ecological protection and water governance in the basin.展开更多
Accurate quantification of soil moisture is essential to understand the land surface processes.Soil hydraulic properties influence water transport in soil and thus affect the estimation of soil moisture.However,some s...Accurate quantification of soil moisture is essential to understand the land surface processes.Soil hydraulic properties influence water transport in soil and thus affect the estimation of soil moisture.However,some soil hydraulic properties are only observable at a few field sites.In this study,the effects of soil hydraulic properties on soil moisture estimation are investigated by using the one-dimensional(1-D)Richards equation at ELBARA,which is part of the Maqu monitoring network over the Tibetan Plateau(TP),China.Soil moisture assimilation experiments are then conducted with the unscented weighted ensemble Kalman filter(UWEnKF).The results show that the soil hydraulic properties significantly affect soil moisture simulation.Saturated soil hydraulic conductivity(Ksat)is optimized based on its observations in each soil layer with a genetic algorithm(GA,a widely used optimization method in hydrology),and the 1-D Richards equation performs well using the optimized values.If the range of Ksat for a complete soil profile is known for a particular soil texture(rather than for arbitrary layers within the horizon),optimized Ksat for each soil layer can be obtained by increasing the number of generations in GA,although this increases the computational cost of optimization.UWEnKF performs well with optimized Ksat,and improves the accuracy of soil moisture simulation more than that with calculated Ksat.Sometimes,better soil moisture estimation can be obtained by using optimized saturated volumetric soil moisture content Ksat.In summary,an accurate soil profile can be obtained by using soil moisture assimilation with optimized soil hydraulic properties.展开更多
Salt marshes are among the most important coastal wetlands and provide critical ecological services,including climate regulation,biodiversity maintenance,and blue carbon sequestration.However,most salt marshes worldwi...Salt marshes are among the most important coastal wetlands and provide critical ecological services,including climate regulation,biodiversity maintenance,and blue carbon sequestration.However,most salt marshes worldwide are shrinking,owing to the effects of natural and human factors,such as climate change and artificial reclamation.Therefore,it is essential to understand the decline in the morphological processes of salt marshes,and accordingly,the likely evolution of these marshes,in order to enable measures to be taken to mitigate this decline.To this end,this study presented an extensive systematic review of the current state of morphological models and their application to salt marshes.The emergence of process-based(PB)and data-driven(DD)models has contributed to the development of morphological models.In morphodynamic simulations in PB models,multiple physical and biological factors(e.g.,the hydrodynamics of water bodies,sediment erosion,sediment deposition,and vegetation type)have been considered.The systematic review revealed that PB models have been extended to a broader interdisciplinary field.Further,most DD models are based on remote sensing database for the prediction of morphological characteristics with latent uncertainty.Compared to DD models,PB models are more transparent but can be complex and require a lot of computational power.Therefore,to make up for the shortcomings of each model,future studies could couple PB with DD models that consider vegetation,microorganisms,and benthic animals together to simulate or predict the biogeomorphology of salt marsh systems.Nevertheless,this review found that there is a lack of unified metrics to evaluate model performance,so it is important to define clear objectives,use multiple metrics,compare multiple models,incorporate uncertainty,and involve experts in the field to provide guidance in the further study.展开更多
Interbasin water-transfer schemes provide an engineering solution for reconciling the conflict between water demand and availability.In the context of climate change,which brings great uncertainties to water resource ...Interbasin water-transfer schemes provide an engineering solution for reconciling the conflict between water demand and availability.In the context of climate change,which brings great uncertainties to water resource distribution,interbasin water transfer plays an increasingly important role in the global water–food–energy nexus.However,the transfer of water resources simultaneously changes the hydrological regime and the characteristics of local water bodies,affecting biotic communities accordingly.Compared with high economic and technical inputs water-transfer projects require,the environmental and ecological implications of water-transfer schemes have been inadequately addressed.This work selects the largest water-transfer project in China,the South-to-North Water Diversion(SNWD)Project,to critically review its eco-environmental impacts on donor and recipient basins,as well as on regions along the diversion route.The two operated routes of the SNWD Project represent two typical water diversion approaches:The Middle Route uses an excavated canal,while the East Route connects existent river channels.An overview of the eco-environmental implications of these two routes is valuable for the design and optimization of future water-transfer megaprojects.展开更多
The digital elevation model(DEM)is a type of model that has been widely used in terrain analysis and hydrological modeling.DEM resolution influences the hydrological and geomorphologic features of delineated catchment...The digital elevation model(DEM)is a type of model that has been widely used in terrain analysis and hydrological modeling.DEM resolution influences the hydrological and geomorphologic features of delineated catchments and consequently affects hydrological simulations.This study investigated the impacts of DEM resolution on the performance of the XAJ-GIUH hydrological model,a model coupling the widely used Xinanjiang(XAJ)hydrological model with the geomorphologic instantaneous unit hydrograph(GIUH),in flood simulations in small and medium-sized catchments.To test the model performance,the model parameters were calibrated at a fine DEM resolution(30 m)and then directly transferred to the simulation runs using coarser DEMs.Afterwards,model recalibration was conducted at coarser DEM resolutions.In the simulation runs with the model parameters calibrated at the 30-m resolution,the DEM resolution slightly affected the overall shape of the simulated flood hydrographs but presented a greater impact on the simulated peak discharges in the two study catchments.The XAJ-GIUH model consistently underestimated the peak discharges when the DEM resolution became coarser.The qualified ratio of peak simulations decreased by 35%when the DEM resolution changed from 30 m to 600 m.However,model recalibration produced comparable model per-formances when DEMs with different resolutions were used.This study showed that the impact of DEM resolution on model performance can be mitigated by model recalibration to some extent,if the DEM resolution is not too coarse.展开更多
Confluences act as critical nodes in a river system.They affect hydrodynamics,sediment transport,bed morphology,and eco-hydraulics of the river system.Convergence of streams produces the complex mechanism of flow mome...Confluences act as critical nodes in a river system.They affect hydrodynamics,sediment transport,bed morphology,and eco-hydraulics of the river system.Convergence of streams produces the complex mechanism of flow momentum and mass mixing which may affect the aquatic environment locally and even lasting for a long distance downstream.The confluence creates a hotspot for the river system’s ecological change,which usually leads to changes in water temperature,suspended-sediment load,bed material,nutrient concentrations,water chemistry,and organic-matter content.Hence,the dynamics of river confluences are very complex and have critical effects on river system’s water environment and ecology.For this reason,a review summarizing turbulent flow,sediment transport,morphological-dynamics,mixing processes,and their effects on the ecology of the aquatic environment at river confluences is in order.A future research agenda and opportunities pertinent to river confluence are vitally emphasized as a multidisciplinary research topic.展开更多
Based on the drying-wetting cycles experiment and the carbonation-drying-wetting cycles experiment for coral aggregate seawater concrete(CASC)with different strength grades,the effects of carbonation-drying-wetting on...Based on the drying-wetting cycles experiment and the carbonation-drying-wetting cycles experiment for coral aggregate seawater concrete(CASC)with different strength grades,the effects of carbonation-drying-wetting on the durability of CASC are studied with the surface state,mass loss rate,relative dynamic elastic modulus,ultrasonic wave velocity and cube compressive strength as indices.Results show that the mass loss rate of CASC increases gradually with the increase in cycle times in the drying-wetting and carbonation-drying-wetting cycles.The mass loss rate increases relatively slowly at the initial stage but it increases remarkably after 10 cycles.The relative dynamic elastic modulus and ultrasonic wave velocity decrease gradually with the increase in cycle times.After 6 cycles,the decrease rate of the relative dynamic elastic modulus and ultrasonic wave velocity of CASC tends to be flat and the surface is slightly damaged.Compared with the initial 28 d cube compressive strength,the cube compressive strength of CASC decreases by 8.8%to 11.0%.Drying-wetting cycles and carbonation can accelerate seawater erosion on CASC,and drying-wetting cycles result in salting-out and accelerate the destruction of concrete.Therefore,the carbonation-drying-wetting accelerates the destruction of CASC.展开更多
Multi-source weighted-ensemble precipitation(MSWEP)is one of the most popular merged global precipitation products with long-term spanning and high spatial resolution.While various studies have acknowledged its abilit...Multi-source weighted-ensemble precipitation(MSWEP)is one of the most popular merged global precipitation products with long-term spanning and high spatial resolution.While various studies have acknowledged its ability to accurately estimate precipitation in terms of temporal dynamics,its performance regarding spatial pattern and extreme rainfall is overlooked.To fill this knowledge gap,the daily precipitation of two versions of MSWEP(MSWEP V2.1&V2.2)are compared with that of three representative satellite-and reanalysis-based products,namely the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(TRMM 3B42 V7),the climate prediction center morphing technique satellite-gauge merged product(CMORPH BLD),and the fifth-generation reanalysis product of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts(ERA5).The comparison is made according to the dense daily rainfall observations from 539 rain gauges over the Huaihe River Basin in China during 2006–2015.The results show that MSWEP V2.1,MSWEP V2.2 and CMORPH BLD have better performance on temporal accuracy of precipitation estimation,followed by ERA5 and TRMM 3B42V7.MSWEPs yield the most even spatial distribution across the basin since it takes full advantage of the multi datasets.As the weighted-ensemble method is independently carried out on each grid in MSWEPs,the spatial distribution of local precipitation is changed by different source data,which results in that MSWEPs perform worse than CMORPH BLD in terms of the representation of precipitation spatial pattern.In addition,the capability of MSWEPs to describe the spatial structure in the rainy season is lower than that in the dry season.Strong precipitation(≥100 mm/d)events are better represented in TRMM 3B42 V7 products than in MSWEPs.Finally,based on the comparison results,we suggest to improve the merging algorithm of MSWEP by considering the precipitation spatial self-correlation and adjusting the merging weights based on the performance of the source datasets under different precipitation intensities.展开更多
Wind and solar powers will gradually become dominant energies toward carbon neutrality.Large-scale renewable energies,with strong stochasticity,high volatility,and unadjustable features,have great impacts on the safe ...Wind and solar powers will gradually become dominant energies toward carbon neutrality.Large-scale renewable energies,with strong stochasticity,high volatility,and unadjustable features,have great impacts on the safe operation of power system.Thus,an advanced hydropower energy system serving multiple energies is required to respond to volatility,with expanding role from a“stable energy supplier”to a“flexible efficiency regulator”.Future research and application can be considered from three aspects:1)system expansion(e.g.,the construction of large-scale hydropower/renewable energy bases in China,the construction of transnational hydropower energy internet,and the functional transformation of traditional hydropower reservoirs and generating units);2)efficiency promotion(e.g.,advanced intelligent forecasting,multi-objective operation,and risk management methods);and 3)supporting measures(e.g.,market reform,benefit compensation and policy mechanism,technical standards,and laws and regulations).展开更多
Coastal tidal flats have received considerable attention in recent years,as they provide a direct channel for the discharge of terrestrial microplastics into the ocean.Land reclamation is occurring increasingly freque...Coastal tidal flats have received considerable attention in recent years,as they provide a direct channel for the discharge of terrestrial microplastics into the ocean.Land reclamation is occurring increasingly frequently in coastal tidal-flats;however,the environmental impacts of these activities remain unclear.Therefore,this pioneering study assessed the microplastic emission characteristics of reclamation geotextiles and performed a risk assessment accordingly.Morphological characterization of geotextile samples collected from five sites in Dongtai,China,provided evidence of sedimentary weathering.Based on several assumptions,the average abundance of microplastics in soil covered by geotextiles was estimated to reach 349137 particles/kg dry weight,with the total microplastic load in the reclaimed area estimated to be 20.678.06 t.Compared with previous studies,this research demonstrates that coastal reclamation areas store a high concentration of microplastics,aggravating marine microplastic pollution.Moreover,conditional fragmentation model results revealed that the weathering and distribution characteristics of soil microplastics in coastal tidal-flat areas exhibit spatial heterogeneity,being more easily affected by natural factors(such as tides)than those in inland areas.As a result of tides,the annual discharge of geotextile-originating microplastics from the studied areas into the ocean was approximately 2465.52960.77 t.These findings prove that the risks posed by engineering-microplastics are significant,indicating that further investigations are required on the precise laws of transfer and migration,as well as the toxicity mechanisms,in order to improve analytical techniques and policies in this field.展开更多
1.Introduction to the challenges of water security Over the past two to three decades,international concern about global water security has been increasing,along with a need for a more holistic approach to deliver sus...1.Introduction to the challenges of water security Over the past two to three decades,international concern about global water security has been increasing,along with a need for a more holistic approach to deliver sustainable solutions that address the growing challenges of water management.Although a series of high-profile reports have been published on global water security during this period(e.g.,Ref.[1]),the challenges remain and—if anything—are becoming more extreme.Our planet has limited freshwater resources:The total global volume of water is 1.4 billion km^(3),but only 35 million km^(3) of this resource is freshwater,and much of it is locked in the form of ice.Thus,only 105000 km^(3) of fresh water is accessible for use as water supply,and 70% of all withdrawals of freshwater are currently used for agriculture,primarily for food production[2].展开更多
Many studies have been undertaken to predict local scour around offshore high-rise structure foundations(HRSFs),which have been used in constructing the Donghai Wind Farm in China.However,there have been few works on ...Many studies have been undertaken to predict local scour around offshore high-rise structure foundations(HRSFs),which have been used in constructing the Donghai Wind Farm in China.However,there have been few works on the turbulent flow that drives the scour process.In this study,the characteristics of the turbulent flow fields around an HRSF were investigated using the particle image velocimetry technique.The mean flow,vorticity,and turbulence intensity were analyzed in detail.The relationship between the flow feature and scour development around an HRSF was elaborated.The results showed that the flow velocity increased to its maximum value near the third row of the pile group.The shear layer and wake vortices could not be fully developed downstream of the last row of the piles at small Reynolds numbers.The strong flow and turbulent fluctuation near the third piles explained the existence of a longtail scour pattern starting from the HRSF shoulders and a trapezoidal deposition region directly downstream of HRSF.This laboratory experiment gains insight into the mechanism of the turbulent flow around HRSFs and provides a rare dataset for numerical model verifications.展开更多
The livestock breeding industries face overuse of antibiotics,which has been intensively studied in recent years.However,the occurrence and fate of antibiotics as well as their potential threats to the aquatic environ...The livestock breeding industries face overuse of antibiotics,which has been intensively studied in recent years.However,the occurrence and fate of antibiotics as well as their potential threats to the aquatic environments in alpine and arid regions remain unclear.This study investigated the relationship of the occurrence and concentrations of antibi-otics between the Kaidu River and Bosten Lake in a typical alpine basin in China.Hot spots with antibiotic pollution source were explored.The antibiotic concentrations in river water and suspended sediment(SPS)were 2.20-99.4 ng/L and 1.03-176 ng/g.The dominant antibi-otics were tetracyclines,sulphacetamide,and ofloxacin in river water and sulfonamides,clarithromycin,roxithromycin,and ofloxacin in SPS.The apparent differences in pollution sources and landscapes in different reaches led to the obvious spatial patterns of antibiotics in the Kaidu River.Higher partition coefficient of antibiotic between SPS and water phases for sulfonamides than tetracyclines was because that tetracyclines strongly responded to clay contents while sulfonamides significantly responded to organic carbon contents in SPS.There were significant differences in detected antibiotic categories between the river and the lake.Fluoroquinolones(especially ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin)were detected in the lake while sulphacetamide was only detected in the river.Therefore,the surrounding husbandry and aquaculture around the Bosten Lake was an important antibiotic pollution source in addition to inputs from the Kaidu River.This research suggested that alpine lakes could be an important sink of antibiotics in alpine dry regions,and thus impose greater threats to the aquatic ecosystem.展开更多
基金This work is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC0502205)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51425902).
文摘Conservation of endangered or economic fish and control of invasive fish is a great challenge of hydraulic engineering worldwide.Flow velocity has been recognized to affect the spawning of fishes delivering drifting eggs in rivers.However,solid scientific supports and associated mechanisms to establish quantitative relations between flow velocity and fish reproduction,taking into account spawning,fertilizing,hatching,as well as surviving,are lacking.In this paper,we quantified the relationship between flow velocity and reproduction of Chinese carps through both lab and field experiments.The results showed that a minimum velocity was required to trigger Hypophthalmichthys molitrix(H.molitrix)releasing eggs,and a velocity range was preferred to sustain spawning activity.However,the embryo incubation and larvae development of H.molitrix were found to be inhibited with the increase in flow velocity.Considering the requirements of spawning and hatching,as well as larvae surviving,an optimized flow velocity processes was identified for the reproduction of H.molitrix in rivers.These findings were of great significance to the adaptive operation of reservoirs to create reasonable and precise ecological flows for managing fish reproduction,as shown by the promising results in the engineering application to the Three Gorges Reservoir.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52121006,52070132,and U2040209)the Outstanding Youth Fund of Jiangsu Province(BK20200053).
文摘Despite frequent cyanobacterial blooms increasing in magnitude and duration,Taihu Lake remains one of the most important water sources in the Yangtze River Delta of China.To meet the rising water demand from social–economic development and secure water source during cyanobacterial blooms,the Water Diversion Project from the Yangtze River to Taihu Lake(WDYT)through the Wangyuhe(WYH)River channel was initiated in 2002 and has been in operation since 2007.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92047202)the Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Science and Technology Research Program of the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.IMHE-ZDRW-03)。
文摘The Himalayan water tower provides crucial water resources for Asia.Permafrost degradation is deemed to exert important impacts on streamflow in the Himalayan rivers.Yet,the magnitudes of such impacts remain poorly quantified.Here,we established a robust hydrological model that incorporated active layer deepening and ground ice melt for the drainage basin of the largest river in the northern Himalayas-the Yarlung Zangbo River(YZR).We estimated that permafrost degradation led to~0.65 km^(3)/yr decrease in surface runoff and~0.35 km^(3)/yr increase in baseflow and ground ice melt contributed~0.25% to the annual streamflow in the YZR for the period 2001-2022.The“fill-and-spill”mechanism helps explain the seeming contradiction of observed increasing versus decreasing baseflow in different permafrost regions worldwide.We propose that the dilution of riverine dissolved organic carbon(DOC)concentrations by baseflow may lead to the riverine DOC hysteresis patterns.This study not only lays solid scientific basis for water resources management in the Himalayas,but also yields new insights into how to interpret measured river discharge and nutrient flux in permafrost regions over the globe.
基金supported by the National Key Program of Science and Technology(2022YFC3203900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52121006 and 92047303)supported by the Xplorer prize。
文摘River damming is believed to largely intercept nutrients,particularly retain more phosphorus(P)than nitrogen(N),and thus harm primary productivity,fishery catches,and food security downstream,which seriously constrain global hydropower development and poverty relief in undeveloped regions and can drive geo-political disputes between nations along trans-boundary rivers.In this study,we investigated whether reservoirs can instead improve nutrient regimes downstream.We measured different species of N and P as well as microbial functions in water and sediment of cascade reservoirs in the upper Mekong River over 5 years and modelled the influx and outflux of N and P species in each reservoir.Despite partially retaining total N and total P,reservoirs increased the downstream flux of ammonium and soluble reactive phosphorus(SRP).The increase in ammonium and SRP between outflux and influx showed positive linear relationships with the hydraulic residence time of the cascade reservoirs;and the ratio of SRP to dissolved inorganic nitrogen increased along the reservoir cascade.The lentic environment of reservoirs stimulated algae-mediated conversion of nitrate into ammonium in surface water;the hypoxic condition and the priming effect of algae-induced organic matter enhanced release of ammonium from sediment;the synergy of microbial phosphorylation,reductive condition and sediment geochemical properties increased release of SRP.This study is the first to provide solid evidence that hydropower reservoirs improve downstream nutrient bioavailability and N-P balance through a process of retention-transformation-transport,which may benefit primary productivity.These findings could advance our understanding of the eco-environmental impacts of river damming.
基金funded by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (2019QZKK0203)the National Key Research and Development Programs of China (2021YFC3201100).
文摘The Tibetan Plateau(TP)is the headwater of the Yangtze,Yellow,and the transboundary Yarlung Zangbo,Lancang,and Nujiang Rivers,providing essential and pristine freshwater to around 1.6 billion people in Southeast and South Asia.However,the temperature rise TP has experienced is almost three times that of the global warming rate.The rising temperature has resulted in glacier retreat,snow cover reduction,permafrost layer thawing,and so forth.Here we show,based on the longest observed streamflow data available for the region so far,that changing climatic conditions in the TP already had significant impacts on the streamflow in the headwater basins in the area.Our analysis indicated that the annual average temperature in the headwater basins of these five major rivers has been rising on a trend averaging 0.38℃-decade^(-1) since 1998,almost triple the rate before 1998,and the change of streamflow has been predominantly impacted by precipitation in these headwater basins.As a result,streamflow in the Yangtze,Yarlung Zangbo,Lancang,and Nujiang River headwater areas is on a decreasing trend with a reduction of flow ranging from 3.0-10^(9)-5.9-10^(9) m^(3)·decade^(-1)(-9.12%to-16.89%per decade)since 1998.The increased precipitation in the Tangnahai(TNH)and Lanzhou(LZ)Basins contributed to the increase of their streamflows at 8.04%and 14.29%per decade,respectively.Although the increased streamflow in the headwater basins of the Yellow River may ease some of the water resources concerns,the decreasing trend of streamflow in the headwater areas of the southeastern TP region since 1998 could lead to a water crisis in transboundary river basins for billions of people in Southeast and South Asia.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52279016,51909106,51879108,42002247,41471160)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(No.2020A1515011038,2020A1515111054)+1 种基金Special Fund for Science and Technology Development in 2016 of Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province,China(No.2016A020223007)the Project of Jinan Science and Technology Bureau(No.2021GXRC070)。
文摘Huaihe River Basin(HRB) is located in China’s north-south climatic transition zone,which is very sensitive to global climate change.Based on the daily maximum temperature,minimum temperature,and precipitation data of 40 meteorological stations and nine monthly large-scale ocean-atmospheric circulation indices data during 1959–2019,we present an assessment of the spatial and temporal variations of extreme temperature and precipitation events in the HRB using nine extreme climate indices,and analyze the teleconnection relationship between extreme climate indices and large-scale ocean-atmospheric circulation indices.The results show that warm extreme indices show a significant(P < 0.05) increasing trend,while cold extreme indices(except for cold spell duration) and diurnal temperature range(DTR) show a significant decreasing trend.Furthermore,all extreme temperature indices show significant mutations during 1959-2019.Spatially,a stronger warming trend occurs in eastern HRB than western HRB,while maximum 5-d precipitation(Rx5day) and rainstorm days(R25) show an increasing trend in the southern,central,and northwestern regions of HRB.Arctic oscillation(AO),Atlantic multidecadal oscillation(AMO),and East Atlantic/Western Russia(EA/WR) have a stronger correlation with extreme climate indices compared to other circulation indices.AO and AMO(EA/WR) exhibit a significant(P < 0.05) negative(positive)correlation with frost days and diurnal temperature range.Extreme warm events are strongly correlated with the variability of AMO and EA/WR in most parts of HRB,while extreme cold events are closely related to the variability of AO and AMO in eastern HRB.In contrast,AMO,AO,and EA/WR show limited impacts on extreme precipitation events in most parts of HRB.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U2243203),the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grants No.B200204029 and B220201011),and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20210368).
文摘Significant changes in water cycle elements/processes have created serious challenges to regional sustainability and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin in China.It is necessary to investigate the impacts of climate change and human activities on hydrological evolution and disaster risk from a holistic perspective of the basin.This study developed initiatives to clarify the mechanisms of hydrological evolution in the human-influenced Yellow River Basin.The proposed research method includes:(1)a tool to simulate multiple factors and a multi-scale water cycle using a grid-based spatiotemporal coupling approach,and(2)a new algorithm to separate the responses of the water cycle to climate change and human impacts,and de-couple the eco-environmental effects using artificial intelligence techniques.With this research framework,key breakthroughs are expected to be made in the understanding of the impacts of land cover change on the water cycle and blue/green water redirection.The outcomes of this research project are expected to provide theoretical support for ecological protection and water governance in the basin.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52109036,51709046,51539003,41761134090,41830752,and 42071033)Belt and Road Special Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Hydrology–Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering of Hohai University(2021490611)+1 种基金Open Foundation of Key Laboratory of Hydrometeorological Disaster Mechanism and Warning of Ministry of Water Resources(HYMED202203,HYMED202210)Lanzhou Institute of Arid Meteorology(IAM202119).
文摘Accurate quantification of soil moisture is essential to understand the land surface processes.Soil hydraulic properties influence water transport in soil and thus affect the estimation of soil moisture.However,some soil hydraulic properties are only observable at a few field sites.In this study,the effects of soil hydraulic properties on soil moisture estimation are investigated by using the one-dimensional(1-D)Richards equation at ELBARA,which is part of the Maqu monitoring network over the Tibetan Plateau(TP),China.Soil moisture assimilation experiments are then conducted with the unscented weighted ensemble Kalman filter(UWEnKF).The results show that the soil hydraulic properties significantly affect soil moisture simulation.Saturated soil hydraulic conductivity(Ksat)is optimized based on its observations in each soil layer with a genetic algorithm(GA,a widely used optimization method in hydrology),and the 1-D Richards equation performs well using the optimized values.If the range of Ksat for a complete soil profile is known for a particular soil texture(rather than for arbitrary layers within the horizon),optimized Ksat for each soil layer can be obtained by increasing the number of generations in GA,although this increases the computational cost of optimization.UWEnKF performs well with optimized Ksat,and improves the accuracy of soil moisture simulation more than that with calculated Ksat.Sometimes,better soil moisture estimation can be obtained by using optimized saturated volumetric soil moisture content Ksat.In summary,an accurate soil profile can be obtained by using soil moisture assimilation with optimized soil hydraulic properties.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U2040204)the Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.BK2020020,BK20220979,and BK20220993)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University(Grant No.B220202057).
文摘Salt marshes are among the most important coastal wetlands and provide critical ecological services,including climate regulation,biodiversity maintenance,and blue carbon sequestration.However,most salt marshes worldwide are shrinking,owing to the effects of natural and human factors,such as climate change and artificial reclamation.Therefore,it is essential to understand the decline in the morphological processes of salt marshes,and accordingly,the likely evolution of these marshes,in order to enable measures to be taken to mitigate this decline.To this end,this study presented an extensive systematic review of the current state of morphological models and their application to salt marshes.The emergence of process-based(PB)and data-driven(DD)models has contributed to the development of morphological models.In morphodynamic simulations in PB models,multiple physical and biological factors(e.g.,the hydrodynamics of water bodies,sediment erosion,sediment deposition,and vegetation type)have been considered.The systematic review revealed that PB models have been extended to a broader interdisciplinary field.Further,most DD models are based on remote sensing database for the prediction of morphological characteristics with latent uncertainty.Compared to DD models,PB models are more transparent but can be complex and require a lot of computational power.Therefore,to make up for the shortcomings of each model,future studies could couple PB with DD models that consider vegetation,microorganisms,and benthic animals together to simulate or predict the biogeomorphology of salt marsh systems.Nevertheless,this review found that there is a lack of unified metrics to evaluate model performance,so it is important to define clear objectives,use multiple metrics,compare multiple models,incorporate uncertainty,and involve experts in the field to provide guidance in the further study.
基金supported by National Key Science and Technology Program of China(2022YFC3203802)National Natural Science Foundation of China(52121006,92047303,and 51879165)+1 种基金supported by the Xplorer Prizesupported by the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology(2021QNRC001)。
文摘Interbasin water-transfer schemes provide an engineering solution for reconciling the conflict between water demand and availability.In the context of climate change,which brings great uncertainties to water resource distribution,interbasin water transfer plays an increasingly important role in the global water–food–energy nexus.However,the transfer of water resources simultaneously changes the hydrological regime and the characteristics of local water bodies,affecting biotic communities accordingly.Compared with high economic and technical inputs water-transfer projects require,the environmental and ecological implications of water-transfer schemes have been inadequately addressed.This work selects the largest water-transfer project in China,the South-to-North Water Diversion(SNWD)Project,to critically review its eco-environmental impacts on donor and recipient basins,as well as on regions along the diversion route.The two operated routes of the SNWD Project represent two typical water diversion approaches:The Middle Route uses an excavated canal,while the East Route connects existent river channels.An overview of the eco-environmental implications of these two routes is valuable for the design and optimization of future water-transfer megaprojects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.51979070 and 52079035)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFC1508103)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20180022)the Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province(Grant No.NY-004).
文摘The digital elevation model(DEM)is a type of model that has been widely used in terrain analysis and hydrological modeling.DEM resolution influences the hydrological and geomorphologic features of delineated catchments and consequently affects hydrological simulations.This study investigated the impacts of DEM resolution on the performance of the XAJ-GIUH hydrological model,a model coupling the widely used Xinanjiang(XAJ)hydrological model with the geomorphologic instantaneous unit hydrograph(GIUH),in flood simulations in small and medium-sized catchments.To test the model performance,the model parameters were calibrated at a fine DEM resolution(30 m)and then directly transferred to the simulation runs using coarser DEMs.Afterwards,model recalibration was conducted at coarser DEM resolutions.In the simulation runs with the model parameters calibrated at the 30-m resolution,the DEM resolution slightly affected the overall shape of the simulated flood hydrographs but presented a greater impact on the simulated peak discharges in the two study catchments.The XAJ-GIUH model consistently underestimated the peak discharges when the DEM resolution became coarser.The qualified ratio of peak simulations decreased by 35%when the DEM resolution changed from 30 m to 600 m.However,model recalibration produced comparable model per-formances when DEMs with different resolutions were used.This study showed that the impact of DEM resolution on model performance can be mitigated by model recalibration to some extent,if the DEM resolution is not too coarse.
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC3202602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51779080 and U2040205)。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51779080,U2040205 and 52079044)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.20195025712,B200202237)+1 种基金the 111 Project(Grant No.B17015)the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation(Grant No.520013312)。
文摘Confluences act as critical nodes in a river system.They affect hydrodynamics,sediment transport,bed morphology,and eco-hydraulics of the river system.Convergence of streams produces the complex mechanism of flow momentum and mass mixing which may affect the aquatic environment locally and even lasting for a long distance downstream.The confluence creates a hotspot for the river system’s ecological change,which usually leads to changes in water temperature,suspended-sediment load,bed material,nutrient concentrations,water chemistry,and organic-matter content.Hence,the dynamics of river confluences are very complex and have critical effects on river system’s water environment and ecology.For this reason,a review summarizing turbulent flow,sediment transport,morphological-dynamics,mixing processes,and their effects on the ecology of the aquatic environment at river confluences is in order.A future research agenda and opportunities pertinent to river confluence are vitally emphasized as a multidisciplinary research topic.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11832013,51878350)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.B210202023)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20180433)the Water Resources Science and Technology Project of Jiangsu Province(No.2020017)the Basic Science Research Project of Nantong(No.JC2020120)the Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defence of Ministry of Education(Hohai University)(No.202006).
文摘Based on the drying-wetting cycles experiment and the carbonation-drying-wetting cycles experiment for coral aggregate seawater concrete(CASC)with different strength grades,the effects of carbonation-drying-wetting on the durability of CASC are studied with the surface state,mass loss rate,relative dynamic elastic modulus,ultrasonic wave velocity and cube compressive strength as indices.Results show that the mass loss rate of CASC increases gradually with the increase in cycle times in the drying-wetting and carbonation-drying-wetting cycles.The mass loss rate increases relatively slowly at the initial stage but it increases remarkably after 10 cycles.The relative dynamic elastic modulus and ultrasonic wave velocity decrease gradually with the increase in cycle times.After 6 cycles,the decrease rate of the relative dynamic elastic modulus and ultrasonic wave velocity of CASC tends to be flat and the surface is slightly damaged.Compared with the initial 28 d cube compressive strength,the cube compressive strength of CASC decreases by 8.8%to 11.0%.Drying-wetting cycles and carbonation can accelerate seawater erosion on CASC,and drying-wetting cycles result in salting-out and accelerate the destruction of concrete.Therefore,the carbonation-drying-wetting accelerates the destruction of CASC.
基金National Key R&D Program of China,No.2021YFC3000104National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.52009081,No.51479118Special Funded Project for Basic Scientific Research Operation Expenses of the Central Public Welfare Scientific Research Institutes of China,No.Y519006。
文摘Multi-source weighted-ensemble precipitation(MSWEP)is one of the most popular merged global precipitation products with long-term spanning and high spatial resolution.While various studies have acknowledged its ability to accurately estimate precipitation in terms of temporal dynamics,its performance regarding spatial pattern and extreme rainfall is overlooked.To fill this knowledge gap,the daily precipitation of two versions of MSWEP(MSWEP V2.1&V2.2)are compared with that of three representative satellite-and reanalysis-based products,namely the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(TRMM 3B42 V7),the climate prediction center morphing technique satellite-gauge merged product(CMORPH BLD),and the fifth-generation reanalysis product of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts(ERA5).The comparison is made according to the dense daily rainfall observations from 539 rain gauges over the Huaihe River Basin in China during 2006–2015.The results show that MSWEP V2.1,MSWEP V2.2 and CMORPH BLD have better performance on temporal accuracy of precipitation estimation,followed by ERA5 and TRMM 3B42V7.MSWEPs yield the most even spatial distribution across the basin since it takes full advantage of the multi datasets.As the weighted-ensemble method is independently carried out on each grid in MSWEPs,the spatial distribution of local precipitation is changed by different source data,which results in that MSWEPs perform worse than CMORPH BLD in terms of the representation of precipitation spatial pattern.In addition,the capability of MSWEPs to describe the spatial structure in the rainy season is lower than that in the dry season.Strong precipitation(≥100 mm/d)events are better represented in TRMM 3B42 V7 products than in MSWEPs.Finally,based on the comparison results,we suggest to improve the merging algorithm of MSWEP by considering the precipitation spatial self-correlation and adjusting the merging weights based on the performance of the source datasets under different precipitation intensities.
基金This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52009012 and 52039004)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.B210201046)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(Grant No.2020CFB340).
文摘Wind and solar powers will gradually become dominant energies toward carbon neutrality.Large-scale renewable energies,with strong stochasticity,high volatility,and unadjustable features,have great impacts on the safe operation of power system.Thus,an advanced hydropower energy system serving multiple energies is required to respond to volatility,with expanding role from a“stable energy supplier”to a“flexible efficiency regulator”.Future research and application can be considered from three aspects:1)system expansion(e.g.,the construction of large-scale hydropower/renewable energy bases in China,the construction of transnational hydropower energy internet,and the functional transformation of traditional hydropower reservoirs and generating units);2)efficiency promotion(e.g.,advanced intelligent forecasting,multi-objective operation,and risk management methods);and 3)supporting measures(e.g.,market reform,benefit compensation and policy mechanism,technical standards,and laws and regulations).
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21876044)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(China)(No.B200202110)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(China).
文摘Coastal tidal flats have received considerable attention in recent years,as they provide a direct channel for the discharge of terrestrial microplastics into the ocean.Land reclamation is occurring increasingly frequently in coastal tidal-flats;however,the environmental impacts of these activities remain unclear.Therefore,this pioneering study assessed the microplastic emission characteristics of reclamation geotextiles and performed a risk assessment accordingly.Morphological characterization of geotextile samples collected from five sites in Dongtai,China,provided evidence of sedimentary weathering.Based on several assumptions,the average abundance of microplastics in soil covered by geotextiles was estimated to reach 349137 particles/kg dry weight,with the total microplastic load in the reclaimed area estimated to be 20.678.06 t.Compared with previous studies,this research demonstrates that coastal reclamation areas store a high concentration of microplastics,aggravating marine microplastic pollution.Moreover,conditional fragmentation model results revealed that the weathering and distribution characteristics of soil microplastics in coastal tidal-flat areas exhibit spatial heterogeneity,being more easily affected by natural factors(such as tides)than those in inland areas.As a result of tides,the annual discharge of geotextile-originating microplastics from the studied areas into the ocean was approximately 2465.52960.77 t.These findings prove that the risks posed by engineering-microplastics are significant,indicating that further investigations are required on the precise laws of transfer and migration,as well as the toxicity mechanisms,in order to improve analytical techniques and policies in this field.
文摘1.Introduction to the challenges of water security Over the past two to three decades,international concern about global water security has been increasing,along with a need for a more holistic approach to deliver sustainable solutions that address the growing challenges of water management.Although a series of high-profile reports have been published on global water security during this period(e.g.,Ref.[1]),the challenges remain and—if anything—are becoming more extreme.Our planet has limited freshwater resources:The total global volume of water is 1.4 billion km^(3),but only 35 million km^(3) of this resource is freshwater,and much of it is locked in the form of ice.Thus,only 105000 km^(3) of fresh water is accessible for use as water supply,and 70% of all withdrawals of freshwater are currently used for agriculture,primarily for food production[2].
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFC0402605)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51779080)+2 种基金the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation(Grant No.20190094210001)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20191299)the 111 Project of the Ministry of Education and State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs of China(Grant No.B17015).
文摘Many studies have been undertaken to predict local scour around offshore high-rise structure foundations(HRSFs),which have been used in constructing the Donghai Wind Farm in China.However,there have been few works on the turbulent flow that drives the scour process.In this study,the characteristics of the turbulent flow fields around an HRSF were investigated using the particle image velocimetry technique.The mean flow,vorticity,and turbulence intensity were analyzed in detail.The relationship between the flow feature and scour development around an HRSF was elaborated.The results showed that the flow velocity increased to its maximum value near the third row of the pile group.The shear layer and wake vortices could not be fully developed downstream of the last row of the piles at small Reynolds numbers.The strong flow and turbulent fluctuation near the third piles explained the existence of a longtail scour pattern starting from the HRSF shoulders and a trapezoidal deposition region directly downstream of HRSF.This laboratory experiment gains insight into the mechanism of the turbulent flow around HRSFs and provides a rare dataset for numerical model verifications.
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFC0404501)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51809177)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M630576)Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Public Research Institutes NHRI Youth fund(No.Y918017).
文摘The livestock breeding industries face overuse of antibiotics,which has been intensively studied in recent years.However,the occurrence and fate of antibiotics as well as their potential threats to the aquatic environments in alpine and arid regions remain unclear.This study investigated the relationship of the occurrence and concentrations of antibi-otics between the Kaidu River and Bosten Lake in a typical alpine basin in China.Hot spots with antibiotic pollution source were explored.The antibiotic concentrations in river water and suspended sediment(SPS)were 2.20-99.4 ng/L and 1.03-176 ng/g.The dominant antibi-otics were tetracyclines,sulphacetamide,and ofloxacin in river water and sulfonamides,clarithromycin,roxithromycin,and ofloxacin in SPS.The apparent differences in pollution sources and landscapes in different reaches led to the obvious spatial patterns of antibiotics in the Kaidu River.Higher partition coefficient of antibiotic between SPS and water phases for sulfonamides than tetracyclines was because that tetracyclines strongly responded to clay contents while sulfonamides significantly responded to organic carbon contents in SPS.There were significant differences in detected antibiotic categories between the river and the lake.Fluoroquinolones(especially ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin)were detected in the lake while sulphacetamide was only detected in the river.Therefore,the surrounding husbandry and aquaculture around the Bosten Lake was an important antibiotic pollution source in addition to inputs from the Kaidu River.This research suggested that alpine lakes could be an important sink of antibiotics in alpine dry regions,and thus impose greater threats to the aquatic ecosystem.
