Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2018, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (8): 1039-1058.doi: 10.1007/s11442-018-1540-7
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Lijie SHAN1(), Liping ZHANG1,2,*(
), Jiyun SONG3,4, Yanjun ZHANG1, Dunxian SHE1, Jun XIA1
Received:
2017-12-06
Accepted:
2018-02-27
Online:
2018-08-10
Published:
2018-08-10
Contact:
Liping ZHANG
E-mail:shanlijie0701@163.com;zhanglp@whu.edu.cn
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Author: Shan Lijie, PhD Candidate, specialized in extreme hydrologic events. E-mail:
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Lijie SHAN, Liping ZHANG, Jiyun SONG, Yanjun ZHANG, Dunxian SHE, Jun XIA. Characteristics of dry-wet abrupt alternation events in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin and the relationship with ENSO[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2018, 28(8): 1039-1058.
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Table 1
The “transition” degree of events that alter from dry to wet according to different values of parameter a"
No. | SPA | “Transition” degree | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre- phase | Post- phase | a=0.8 | a=1.0 | a=1.2 | a=1.3 | a=1.4 | a=1.6 | a=1.8 | a=2.0 | a=2.5 | a=3.0 | |
1 | -1 | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
2 | -1 | 2 | 11.25 | 9.00 | 7.50 | 6.92 | 6.43 | 5.63 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.60 | 3.00 |
3 | -1 | 3 | 25.00 | 16.00 | 11.11 | 9.47 | 8.16 | 6.25 | 4.94 | 4.00 | 2.56 | 1.78 |
4 | -2 | 1 | 11.25 | 9.00 | 7.50 | 6.92 | 6.43 | 5.63 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.60 | 3.00 |
5 | -2 | 2 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
6 | -2 | 3 | 31.25 | 25.00 | 20.83 | 19.23 | 17.86 | 15.63 | 13.89 | 12.50 | 10.00 | 8.33 |
7 | -2 | -3 | -15.26 | -5.00 | -2.01 | -1.35 | -0.93 | -0.48 | -0.26 | -0.16 | -0.05 | -0.02 |
8 | 2 | 3 | 15.26 | 5.00 | 2.01 | 1.35 | 0.93 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
Table 2
Years and comparison of normalized precipitation values for the 10 highest LDFAI values"
Year | LDFAI | May-June | July-August | Year | LDFAI | May-June | July-August |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | 5.06 | -2.31 | 1.00 | 2010 | 1.74 | -0.56 | 0.91 |
1969 | 3.77 | -0.75 | 2.43 | 2006 | 1.45 | -1.11 | 0.38 |
1998 | 2.77 | -0.57 | 1.83 | 2003 | 1.26 | -0.54 | 0.61 |
1994 | 2.33 | -1.88 | 0.45 | 1962 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 1.91 |
1997 | 1.85 | -1.86 | 0.30 | 1991 | 0.93 | 0.40 | 1.99 |
Table 3
Years and comparison of SPA values for the 10 highest DWAAI values"
Year | Abrupt alternation date | Pre-phase SPA | Post-phase SPA | “Urgency” degree | “Alternation” degree | DWAAI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | May 24 | -1.93 | 2.21 | 6.69 | 15.99 | 22.68 |
1988 | May 6 | -1.79 | 3.19 | 4.99 | 17.19 | 22.18 |
2008 | May 3 | -1.50 | 3.61 | 5.75 | 15.02 | 20.77 |
2011 | June 10 | -1.66 | 4.96 | 1.74 | 18.41 | 20.15 |
1961 | June 7 | -1.29 | 3.49 | 5.33 | 12.82 | 18.15 |
2007 | May 24 | -1.64 | 2.88 | 2.60 | 14.70 | 17.30 |
1984 | June 7 | -1.49 | 2.69 | 2.97 | 12.73 | 15.70 |
1982 | June 19 | -0.76 | 3.76 | 4.74 | 9.29 | 14.03 |
1998 | July 17 | -0.78 | 5.81 | 1.77 | 11.60 | 13.37 |
1994 | July 12 | -1.26 | 2.22 | 3.90 | 9.39 | 13.29 |
Figure 2
Precipitation and DWAAI sequences of DWAA events in the high DWAAI years (i.e., (a) 2011, (b) 1961, (c) 1984, (d) 1982 and (e) 1998). Red lines and blue dashed lines represent the precipitation during periods of the pre-phase and post-phase, respectively. Black dotted lines represent the calculated DWAAI values during the whole event."
Table 4
Comparison of DWAA events selected by the LDFAI and DWAAI"
Stations | Sub-basins | DWAA events selected by LDFAI | DWAA events (abrupt alternation date) selected by DWAAI |
---|---|---|---|
Tianmen | Hanjiang River watershed sub-basin | 1963, 1968 | 1961 (June 8), 1968 (July 14), 1969 (June 9), 1982 (May 12). 1997 (June 6), 2000 (May 24) |
Jingzhou | The middle reaches of the Yangtze River | 1968, 1991, 2007 | 1968 (July 13), 1981 (May 27), 1991 (July 1), 2000 (May 24), 2011 (June 13) |
Shimen | Dongting Lake watershed sub-basin | 1991, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2014 | 1982 (May 26), 1986(June 4), 1988 (May 5), 1991 (July 1), 1996 (May 31), 2006 (May 5), 2011 (June 10) |
Zhangshu | Poyang Lake watershed sub-basin | _ | 1982 (June 14), 1985 (June 4), 1988 (May 9), 2011 (June 3) |
Huangshan | The lower reaches of the Yangtze River | 1965, 1987, 1997, 2009 | 1992 (August 26), 1994 (June 8), 1996 (June 3), 2000 (May 25), 2008 (June 8), 2009 (July 24), 2011 (June 4) |
Nantong | Delta plains | 1965, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014 | 1971 (May 17), 1974 (May 4), 1981 (June 24), 2003 (June 29), 2010 (July 3) |
Table 5
Abnormal conditions of SST in the Nino3.4 region within 1 year before DWAA events"
SST abnormal conditions | Occurrence frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
La Niño | 181 | 41.04 |
SST anomalies persistently less than 0 (La Niño has not formed yet) | 52 | 11.79 |
El Niño | 62 | 14.06 |
SST anomalies persistently larger than 0 (El Niño has not formed yet) | 36 | 8.16 |
Other | 110 | 24.95 |
Table 6
Statistics of DWAA events that occurred during the declining stages of La Niño events or within the first 8 months after La Niño events ended"
Intensity of events | Occurrence frequency | Months with the coldest SST in the Nino3.4 region before DWAA events occurred | Percentage (%) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st month | 2nd month | 3rd month | 4th month | 5th month | 6th month | 7th month | 8th month and above | Total number of times | |||
Mild | 330 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 116 | 35.15 |
Moderate | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 58.11 |
Severe | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 59.46 |
Total | 441 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 54 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 181 | 41.04 |
Table 7
Correlations between DWAAI values and SST anomalies in the Nino3.4 region before DWAA events"
Sub-basins | Occur. frequency | Months before DWAA events occurred | |||||
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1st month | 2nd month | 3rd month | 4th month | 5th month | 6th month | ||
Hanjiang River watershed | 103 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Dongting Lake watershed | 144 | -0.06 | -0.04 | -0.06 | -0.05 | -0.07 | -0.06 |
Poyang Lake watershed | 80 | -0.23 | -0.31 | -0.39 | -0.38 | -0.37 | -0.34 |
Middle reaches of the Yangtze River | 47 | -0.44 | -0.42 | -0.36 | -0.23 | -0.20 | -0.18 |
Lower reaches of the Yangtze River | 47 | -0.21 | -0.20 | -0.24 | -0.26 | -0.22 | -0.20 |
Delta plains | 20 | -0.19 | -0.20 | -0.26 | -0.24 | -0.22 | -0.25 |
Total basin | 441 | -0.12 | -0.12 | -0.15 | -0.14 | -0.14 | -0.12 |
Table 8
Correlations between DWAAI values and IEP/ICP before DWAA events"
Sub-basins | Occur. frequency | Indices | Months before DWAA events occurred | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st month | 2nd month | 3rd month | 4th month | 5th month | 6th month | |||
Hanjiang River watershed | 103 | IEP | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
ICP | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -0.04 | ||
Dongting Lake watershed | 144 | IEP | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
ICP | -0.11 | -0.13 | -0.08 | -0.15 | -0.16 | -0.14 | ||
Poyang Lake watershed | 80 | IEP | -0.05 | -0.05 | -0.12 | -0.26 | -0.33 | -0.28 |
ICP | -0.29 | -0.41 | -0.39 | -0.40 | -0.22 | -0.20 | ||
The middle reaches of the Yangtze River | 47 | IEP | -0.19 | -0.25 | -0.39 | -0.26 | -0.23 | -0.27 |
ICP | -0.24 | -0.30 | -0.25 | -0.11 | -0.08 | -0.00 | ||
The lower reaches of the Yangtze River | 47 | IEP | -0.01 | -0.06 | -0.13 | -0.32 | -0.30 | -0.25 |
ICP | -0.25 | -0.23 | -0.19 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.06 | ||
Delta plains | 20 | IEP | 0.23 | 0.20 | -0.03 | -0.25 | -0.23 | -0.29 |
ICP | -0.37 | -0.43 | -0.36 | -0.12 | -0.14 | -0.13 | ||
Total basin | 441 | IEP | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.05 | -0.07 | -0.10 | -0.09 |
ICP | -0.15 | -0.18 | -0.14 | -0.12 | -0.10 | -0.09 |
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