Change of winter wheat planting area and its impacts on groundwater depletion in the North China Plain

doi:10.1007/s11442-019-1635-9

Abstract

Abstract:

The North China Plain is one of the most water-stressed areas in China. Irrigation of winter wheat mainly utilizes groundwater resources, which has resulted in severe environmental problems. Accurate estimation of crop water consumption and net irrigation water consumption is crucial to guarantee the management of agricultural water resources. An actual crop evapotranspiration (ET) estimation model was proposed, by combining FAO Penman-Monteith method with remote sensing data. The planting area of winter wheat has a significant impact on water consumption; therefore, the planting area was also retrieved. The estimated ET showed good agreement with field-observed ET at four stations. The average relative bias and root mean square error (RMSE) for ET estimation were -2.2% and 25.5 mm, respectively. The results showed the planting area and water consumption of winter wheat had a decreasing trend in the Northern Hebei Plain (N-HBP) and Southern Hebei Plain (S-HBP). Moreover, in these two regions, there was a significant negative correlation between accumulated net irrigation water consumption and groundwater table. The total net irrigation water consumption in the N-HBP and S-HBP accounted for 12.9×10⁹ m³ and 31.9×10⁹ m³ during 2001-2016, respectively. Before and after 2001, the decline rate of groundwater table had a decreasing trend, as did the planting area of winter wheat in the N-HBP and S-HBP. The decrease of winter wheat planting area alleviated the decline of groundwater table in these two regions while the total net irrigation water consumption was both up to 28.5×10⁹ m³ during 2001-2016 in the Northwestern Shandong Plain (NW-SDP) and Northern Henan Plain (N-HNP). In these two regions, there was no significant correlation between accumulated net irrigation water consumption and groundwater table. The Yellow River was able to supply irrigation and the groundwater table had no significant declining trend.

Key words: North China Plain, planting area, winter wheat, remote sensing, net irrigation water consumption

Xifang WU, Yongqing QI, Yanjun SHEN, Wei YANG, Yucui ZHANG, Akihiko KONDOH. Change of winter wheat planting area and its impacts on groundwater depletion in the North China Plain[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2019, 29(6): 891-908.

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Typical station	Longitude (°)	Latitude (°)	Developing stage	Middle stage	Maturity stage	Growth period
Miyun (Beijing)	116.87	40.38	0.40-1.15	1.15	1.15-0.40	9/27-6/22
Baodi (Tianjin)	117.28	39.7	0.40-1.09	1.09	1.09-0.40	9/30-6/19
Tangshan (Hebei)	118.15	39.67	0.40-1.15	1.15	1.15-0.40	10/2-6/19
Luancheng (Hebei)	114.63	37.88	0.40-1.07	1.07	1.07-0.40	10/1-6.14
Huimin (Shandong)	117.53	37.5	0.40-1.17	1.17	1.17-0.40	10/5-6.13
Anyang (Henan)	114.37	36.12	0.40-1.15	1.15	1.15-0.40	10/10-6.11
Puyang (Henan)	115.01	35.7	0.40-1.16	1.16	1.16-0.40	10/10-6.9