The sedimentation rate is an important environmental parameter to understand the evolution of coastal geomorphology. The tidal flat around Qidong foreland is located in the junction between Yangtze Estuary and Jiangsu...The sedimentation rate is an important environmental parameter to understand the evolution of coastal geomorphology. The tidal flat around Qidong foreland is located in the junction between Yangtze Estuary and Jiangsu coast,where the land-ocean interactions are strong and highly sensitive to environmental changes. The QDZ-1 core sediments collected at Qidong foreland was analyzed for137 Cs dating and grain size.The results showed that silt is the main sedimentary type with a trend of gradually fining from the bottom to the top,conforming to the sedimentation characteristic of the silt muddy tidal flat. The sedimentation rate could be divided into three distinct stages: 1963 to 1986 was 2. 61 cm/yr,1963 to 2011 was 1. 82 cm/yr,and 1986 to 2011 was 1. 10 cm/yr. Based on these,further explanation was made for the significance of environmental changes. According to the estimation of sedimentation rate,the impact of extreme environmental change was reflected by the sudden increase in sand proportion at the depth of 172. 5 cm. Since the introduction of Spartina alterniflora in the 1970 s,it has played an important role in tidal flat development. The tidal flat has a high sedimentary rate during this time. With continuous accretion of the tidal flat,low tidal flat turns to high tidal flat,the sedimentation rate gradually declines,and tidal flat sedimentation appears.展开更多
Reservoirs,as artificial lakes,suffer from silting inevitably since being constructed,the sediments from surrounding environment can provide a continuous record of environmental change.Shilianghe Reservoir,the largest...Reservoirs,as artificial lakes,suffer from silting inevitably since being constructed,the sediments from surrounding environment can provide a continuous record of environmental change.Shilianghe Reservoir,the largest artificial lake in Jiangsu Province,was constructed in 1959,and plays an important role in flood control,irrigation,water supply,and so on.Nevertheless,the silting situation of the reservoir is also quite serious.In this paper,the grain-size distribution of core from Shilianghe Reservoir and its response to environmental changes were studied.It is due to two driving factors:climate variability and human activities.Based on the analysis of the grain size distribution data,the sediments were mainly composed of clayey silt and silty clay with a clear tendency of upward fining.But a grain-size peak appeared at 86 cm,and the sand proportion was also very big,indicating that hydrodynamic force was stronger.There was a consistent trend of change between sediment record in Shilianghe Reservoir and historical precipitation in the basin.According to the dating mark of137 Cs,it can be determined primarily that the abnormal grain-size at 86 cm reflected possibly the rainstorm and flood event occurring in 1970.Human activities reduced the hydrodynamics of depositional environment.Hydraulic projects are direct human activities,and land use/cover changes are indirect human activities.It turned out that sediment yield and sediment load were more and more less,and sedimentation rate showed a decreasing trend.Furthermore,sediments tended to become smaller and had better sorting property.展开更多
Background Mara River Basin is an ecologically fragile area in East Africa,with a pattern of alternating wet and dry seasons shaped by periodic precipitation.Considering the regional biological traits and climatic cha...Background Mara River Basin is an ecologically fragile area in East Africa,with a pattern of alternating wet and dry seasons shaped by periodic precipitation.Considering the regional biological traits and climatic change,the vegetation’s response to seasonal variation is complicated and frequently characterized by time lags.This study analyzed the variation of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI)and investigated its time lag to precipitation at the monthly scale.NDVI characteristic peaks were proposed from the perspective of seasonal mechanisms and were quantified to assess the lag effect.Results The results showed that the Anomaly Vegetation Index could identify low precipitation in 2006,2009,and 2017.The NDVI showed an increasing trend in 75%of areas of the basin,while showed a decreased significance in 3.5%of areas,mainly in savannas.As to the time lag,the 1-month lag effect dominated most months,and the spatiotemporal disparities were noticeable.Another method considering the alternations of wet and dry seasons found that the time lag was approximately 30 days.Based on the time distribution of NDVI characteristic peaks,the average time lag was 35.5 days and increased with the range of seasons.Conclusions The findings confirmed an increasing trend of NDVI in most regions from 2001 to 2020,while the trends were most obvious in the downstream related to human activities.The results could reflect the time lag of NDVI response to precipitation,and the 1-month lag effect dominated in most months with spatial heterogeneity.Four NDVI characteristic peaks were found to be efficient indicators to assess the seasonal characteristics and had a great potential to quantify vegetation variation.展开更多
IN recent years, much progress has been made in the research of the temporal and spatial changes of East Asian monsoon. To research the environmental evolution and monsoon variations in Holocene in the region of South...IN recent years, much progress has been made in the research of the temporal and spatial changes of East Asian monsoon. To research the environmental evolution and monsoon variations in Holocene in the region of Southwest China, a 310-cm continuous lake sediments core in Erhai Lake, Yunnan Province was sampled with Livingston sampler on July 6, 1996. The lake sediments were separated at 2-cm intervals and the core samples were analyzed with chronology, stable isotope ratios of organic carbon and diatoms determination. Three <sup>14</sup>C ages are （4 473±40）a B.P. （98—102 cm）, （5 825±85） a B. P. （144—148 cm） and （7 754±45） a B.P. （198—202 cm）. By <sup>137</sup>Cs dating, the sedimentation rate is about 0.3 mm/a and this result is close to the <sup>14</sup>C dating results. The average sedimentation rates展开更多
This study evaluates the high-resolution satellite estimated long-term precipitation data for monitor-ing the drought condition over the Lake Victoria Basin(LVB)from 1984 to 2020.Standardized Precipitation Indices(SPI...This study evaluates the high-resolution satellite estimated long-term precipitation data for monitor-ing the drought condition over the Lake Victoria Basin(LVB)from 1984 to 2020.Standardized Precipitation Indices(SPI)were used to capture the short,medium and long-term meteorological drought conditions at multiple time scales(i.e.3,6,and 12).For these,the following two primaries Quantitative Precipitation Estimation(QPEs)products were employed-1)Climate Hazards group Infra-Red Precipitation with Station(CHIRPS),and 2)the Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Network-Climate Data Record(PERSIANN-CDR).This dataset was compared based on the observation data obtained from the Climate Research Unit(CRU)over the nine selected regions surrounding lake basins.The performance of these two QPEs products was evaluated using seven statistical metrics.The findings of this study indicate that the CHIRPS and PERSIANN-CDR datasets could capture the behavior of drought magnitude based on the time scale of SPI-3,SPI-6,SPI-12.The results indicate that 2012 and 2017 are significant severe drought years in the recent decade over LVB.However,the CHIRPS datasets provide good agreement(Correlation Coefficient(CC)=0.65)with observation,whereas PERSIANN-CDR present satisfactory results(CC=0.54).In addition,Hurst(H)exponent was used to predict the future drought trend and found that the CHIRPS performed well to predict the degree of drought trend.Therefore,this study considers the CHIRPS product for near-real-time drought monitoring and PERSIANN-CDR for historical drought assessment.Moreover,the outcome from the H values is greater than 0.5,which indicates the future drought trend would be decreased over LVB.These results are useful for developing the strategies for drought hazards and water resource management in LVB.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.:41501003,41701101,41807403)Open Foundation of Research Institute of Jiangsu Coastal Development(Grant No.:RIJCD11008)
文摘The sedimentation rate is an important environmental parameter to understand the evolution of coastal geomorphology. The tidal flat around Qidong foreland is located in the junction between Yangtze Estuary and Jiangsu coast,where the land-ocean interactions are strong and highly sensitive to environmental changes. The QDZ-1 core sediments collected at Qidong foreland was analyzed for137 Cs dating and grain size.The results showed that silt is the main sedimentary type with a trend of gradually fining from the bottom to the top,conforming to the sedimentation characteristic of the silt muddy tidal flat. The sedimentation rate could be divided into three distinct stages: 1963 to 1986 was 2. 61 cm/yr,1963 to 2011 was 1. 82 cm/yr,and 1986 to 2011 was 1. 10 cm/yr. Based on these,further explanation was made for the significance of environmental changes. According to the estimation of sedimentation rate,the impact of extreme environmental change was reflected by the sudden increase in sand proportion at the depth of 172. 5 cm. Since the introduction of Spartina alterniflora in the 1970 s,it has played an important role in tidal flat development. The tidal flat has a high sedimentary rate during this time. With continuous accretion of the tidal flat,low tidal flat turns to high tidal flat,the sedimentation rate gradually declines,and tidal flat sedimentation appears.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41501003,41807403)Open Foundation of Research Institute of Jiangsu Coastal Development(RIJCD11008)+1 种基金Teaching Reform Foundation of Yancheng Teachers University(12YCTCJY050,2018YCTUJGY021)Provincial Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Jiangsu(201810324010Y)
文摘Reservoirs,as artificial lakes,suffer from silting inevitably since being constructed,the sediments from surrounding environment can provide a continuous record of environmental change.Shilianghe Reservoir,the largest artificial lake in Jiangsu Province,was constructed in 1959,and plays an important role in flood control,irrigation,water supply,and so on.Nevertheless,the silting situation of the reservoir is also quite serious.In this paper,the grain-size distribution of core from Shilianghe Reservoir and its response to environmental changes were studied.It is due to two driving factors:climate variability and human activities.Based on the analysis of the grain size distribution data,the sediments were mainly composed of clayey silt and silty clay with a clear tendency of upward fining.But a grain-size peak appeared at 86 cm,and the sand proportion was also very big,indicating that hydrodynamic force was stronger.There was a consistent trend of change between sediment record in Shilianghe Reservoir and historical precipitation in the basin.According to the dating mark of137 Cs,it can be determined primarily that the abnormal grain-size at 86 cm reflected possibly the rainstorm and flood event occurring in 1970.Human activities reduced the hydrodynamics of depositional environment.Hydraulic projects are direct human activities,and land use/cover changes are indirect human activities.It turned out that sediment yield and sediment load were more and more less,and sedimentation rate showed a decreasing trend.Furthermore,sediments tended to become smaller and had better sorting property.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China[Grant Number 2018YFE0105900].
文摘Background Mara River Basin is an ecologically fragile area in East Africa,with a pattern of alternating wet and dry seasons shaped by periodic precipitation.Considering the regional biological traits and climatic change,the vegetation’s response to seasonal variation is complicated and frequently characterized by time lags.This study analyzed the variation of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI)and investigated its time lag to precipitation at the monthly scale.NDVI characteristic peaks were proposed from the perspective of seasonal mechanisms and were quantified to assess the lag effect.Results The results showed that the Anomaly Vegetation Index could identify low precipitation in 2006,2009,and 2017.The NDVI showed an increasing trend in 75%of areas of the basin,while showed a decreased significance in 3.5%of areas,mainly in savannas.As to the time lag,the 1-month lag effect dominated most months,and the spatiotemporal disparities were noticeable.Another method considering the alternations of wet and dry seasons found that the time lag was approximately 30 days.Based on the time distribution of NDVI characteristic peaks,the average time lag was 35.5 days and increased with the range of seasons.Conclusions The findings confirmed an increasing trend of NDVI in most regions from 2001 to 2020,while the trends were most obvious in the downstream related to human activities.The results could reflect the time lag of NDVI response to precipitation,and the 1-month lag effect dominated in most months with spatial heterogeneity.Four NDVI characteristic peaks were found to be efficient indicators to assess the seasonal characteristics and had a great potential to quantify vegetation variation.
文摘IN recent years, much progress has been made in the research of the temporal and spatial changes of East Asian monsoon. To research the environmental evolution and monsoon variations in Holocene in the region of Southwest China, a 310-cm continuous lake sediments core in Erhai Lake, Yunnan Province was sampled with Livingston sampler on July 6, 1996. The lake sediments were separated at 2-cm intervals and the core samples were analyzed with chronology, stable isotope ratios of organic carbon and diatoms determination. Three <sup>14</sup>C ages are （4 473±40）a B.P. （98—102 cm）, （5 825±85） a B. P. （144—148 cm） and （7 754±45） a B.P. （198—202 cm）. By <sup>137</sup>Cs dating, the sedimentation rate is about 0.3 mm/a and this result is close to the <sup>14</sup>C dating results. The average sedimentation rates
基金Integrated management for sustainable utilization of water resources in East Africa great Lakes basin and the project commissioned by National Key R&D program of China[grant number 2018YFE0105900].
文摘This study evaluates the high-resolution satellite estimated long-term precipitation data for monitor-ing the drought condition over the Lake Victoria Basin(LVB)from 1984 to 2020.Standardized Precipitation Indices(SPI)were used to capture the short,medium and long-term meteorological drought conditions at multiple time scales(i.e.3,6,and 12).For these,the following two primaries Quantitative Precipitation Estimation(QPEs)products were employed-1)Climate Hazards group Infra-Red Precipitation with Station(CHIRPS),and 2)the Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Network-Climate Data Record(PERSIANN-CDR).This dataset was compared based on the observation data obtained from the Climate Research Unit(CRU)over the nine selected regions surrounding lake basins.The performance of these two QPEs products was evaluated using seven statistical metrics.The findings of this study indicate that the CHIRPS and PERSIANN-CDR datasets could capture the behavior of drought magnitude based on the time scale of SPI-3,SPI-6,SPI-12.The results indicate that 2012 and 2017 are significant severe drought years in the recent decade over LVB.However,the CHIRPS datasets provide good agreement(Correlation Coefficient(CC)=0.65)with observation,whereas PERSIANN-CDR present satisfactory results(CC=0.54).In addition,Hurst(H)exponent was used to predict the future drought trend and found that the CHIRPS performed well to predict the degree of drought trend.Therefore,this study considers the CHIRPS product for near-real-time drought monitoring and PERSIANN-CDR for historical drought assessment.Moreover,the outcome from the H values is greater than 0.5,which indicates the future drought trend would be decreased over LVB.These results are useful for developing the strategies for drought hazards and water resource management in LVB.
