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Impacts of climate change and human activities on the water discharge and sediment load of the Pearl River, southern China
Wei, X.; Cai, S.; Ni, P.; Zhan, W. (2020). Impacts of climate change and human activities on the water discharge and sediment load of the Pearl River, southern China. NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 11 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73939-8
In: Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group). Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 2045-2322; e-ISSN 2045-2322
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- Wei, X.
- Cai, S.
- Ni, P.
- Zhan, W.
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Global climate change and human activities have important effects on the water discharge and sediment load of the Pearl River. In this study, the water discharge and sediment load were investigated by using hydro-meteorological data from 1954 to 2018. The linear regression, Mann–Kendall abrupt test and double mass curve were employed to detect trends and abrupt change-points in water discharge and sediment load and to quantify the effects of climate change and human activities on water discharge and sediment load. The results revealed that the annual sediment load exhibited a significant decreasing trend at a rate of − 2.24 × 104 t/year, regardless of water discharge, and an abrupt change occurred in 1998. Human activities, especially dam construction contributed 96% to this change, while 4% was due to climate change. El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events are often associated with low precipitation, resulting in low water discharge and sediment load, indicating that changes in ENSO periodicity could affect the inter-annual periodic variations of water discharge and sediment load. As population and economy boom, more dams are being built in the Pearl River basin, and special attention should be paid to the management and mitigation of the effects of dams on sediment load. |
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