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Intra-annual Distribution of Streamflow and Individual Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities in the Dongijang River Basin, China

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  • Xinjun Tu
  • Vijay Singh
  • Xiaohong Chen
  • Lu Chen
  • Qiang Zhang
  • Yong Zhao

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Individual impacts of climate change, land use/coverage change, the regulation of water reservoir and water use to intra-annual distribution of streamflow of the Dongjiang River basin, South China, are quantitatively separated. Data on precipitation, streamflow, regulation of water reservoirs, and water use are used in the analysis. Changes in the concentration degree and non-uniformity coefficient of intra-annual distribution of streamflow over time scales from daily to monthly are evaluated. Trend and change point analyses are applied to determine characteristics of intra-annual distribution of streamflow. By comparison with the difference among region precipitation, naturalized streamflow and observed streamflow, the contribution of main impact factors to the intra-annual distribution of streamflow are quantified. Results demonstrate the non-uniformity coefficient decreases with a negative logarithmic linear function of the time scale. Change points of the concentration degree and non-uniformity coefficient occurred in 1973 exhibited a significant downward trend. In the period posterior to the change point the former and the latter decrease approximately by 15–34 % and by 29–40 %, respectively. The decrease in concentration degree and non-uniformity coefficient is due to the regulation of water reservoirs and land use/cover change; while the increase is the result of water use and climate change. The individual contributions to the impact on the intra-annual distribution of streamflow from regulation of water reservoirs, land use/cover change, water use, and climate change are approximately −33.5, −9.0, 4.5 and 1.0 %. It is observed that the impacts of the regulations of the Xinfengjiang, Fengshuba, and Baipenzhu reservoirs account for −21, −10, and −2 %, respectively. There is an increasing tendency in the impacts of land use/cover change and water use in the past 30 years. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

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  • Xinjun Tu & Vijay Singh & Xiaohong Chen & Lu Chen & Qiang Zhang & Yong Zhao, 2015. "Intra-annual Distribution of Streamflow and Individual Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities in the Dongijang River Basin, China," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 29(8), pages 2677-2695, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:29:y:2015:i:8:p:2677-2695
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-015-0963-5
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