Interaction between surface water and groundwater in the Alluvial Plain (anqing section) of the lower Yangtze River Basin: environmental isotope evidence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiaohui Che ◽  
Xiaosi Su ◽  
Shida Zheng ◽  
Yunfeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Alluvial Plain ◽  
Environmental Isotope ◽  
Surface Water And Groundwater ◽  
Isotope Evidence ◽  
Lower Yangtze

scholarly journals Hydrochemical Characteristics and Evolution of Groundwater in the Alluvial Plain (Anqing Section) of the Lower Yangtze River Basin: Multivariate Statistical and Inversion Model Analyses

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 2403
Author(s):  
Qiaohui Che ◽  
Xiaosi Su ◽  
Shixiong Wang ◽  
Shida Zheng ◽  
Yunfeng Li
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Alluvial Plain ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Confined Water ◽  
Hydrochemical Characteristics ◽  
The Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Lower Yangtze

The alluvial plain (Anqing section) of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin is facing increasing groundwater pollution, not only threatening the safety of drinking water for local residents and the sustainable development and utilization of groundwater resources but also the ecological security of the Yangtze River Basin. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a preliminary analysis on the hydrochemical characteristics and evolution law of groundwater in this area. This study aimed to evaluate potential hydrogeochemical processes affecting the groundwater quality of this area by analyzing major ions in groundwater samples collected in 2019. Compositional relationships were determined to assess the origin of solutes and confirm the predominant hydrogeochemical processes controlling various ions in groundwater. Moreover, factors influencing groundwater quality were evaluated through the factor analysis method, and the control range of each influencing factor was analyzed using the distribution characteristics of factor scores. Finally, reverse hydrogeochemical simulation was carried out on typical profiles to quantitatively analyze the hydrochemical evolution process along flow paths. The Piper trilinear diagram revealed two prevalent hydrochemical facies, Ca-HCO3 type (phreatic water) and Ca-Na-HCO3 type (confined water) water. Based on the compositional relationships, the ions could be attributed to leaching (dissolution of rock salt, carbonate, and sulfate), evaporation and condensation, and cation exchange. Four influencing factors of phreatic water and confined water were extracted. The results of this study are expected to help understand the hydrochemical characteristics and evolution law of groundwater in the alluvial plain (Anqing section) of the lower Yangtze River basin for effective management and utilization of groundwater resources, and provide basic support for the ecological restoration of the Yangtze River Basin.

scholarly journals Analysis of long-term terrestrial water storage variations in the Yangtze River basin

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1985-2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Huang ◽  
M. S. Salama ◽  
M. S. Krol ◽  
R. van der Velde ◽  
A. Y. Hoekstra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Terrestrial Water Storage ◽  
Terrestrial Water ◽  
The Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Lower Yangtze ◽  
Gauging Station

Abstract. In this study, we analyze 32 yr of terrestrial water storage (TWS) data obtained from the Interim Reanalysis Data (ERA-Interim) and Noah model from the Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS-Noah) for the period 1979 to 2010. The accuracy of these datasets is validated using 26 yr (1979–2004) of runoff data from the Yichang gauging station and comparing them with 32 yr of independent precipitation data obtained from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre Full Data Reanalysis Version 6 (GPCC) and NOAA's PRECipitation REConstruction over Land (PREC/L). Spatial and temporal analysis of the TWS data shows that TWS in the Yangtze River basin has decreased significantly since the year 1998. The driest period in the basin occurred between 2005 and 2010, and particularly in the middle and lower Yangtze reaches. The TWS figures changed abruptly to persistently high negative anomalies in the middle and lower Yangtze reaches in 2004. The year 2006 is identified as major inflection point, at which the system starts exhibiting a persistent decrease in TWS. Comparing these TWS trends with independent precipitation datasets shows that the recent decrease in TWS can be attributed mainly to a decrease in the amount of precipitation. Our findings are based on observations and modeling datasets and confirm previous results based on gauging station datasets.

Lead pollution recorded in sediments of three lakes located at the middle and lower Yangtze River basin, China

2009 ◽  
Vol 208 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuchun Yao ◽  
Bin Xue ◽  
Weilan Xia ◽  
Yuxing Zhu ◽  
Shijie Li
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Lead Pollution ◽  
Lower Yangtze

Sources and fate of high levels of ammonium in surface water and shallow groundwater of the Jianghan Plain, Central China

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Du ◽  
Teng Ma ◽  
Yamin Deng ◽  
Shuai Shen ◽  
Zongjie Lu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Central China ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Jianghan Plain ◽  
The Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Mixed Origin

Ammonium is of anthropogenic, natural and mixed origin in surface water, aquifer and intermediate aquitard between them, respectively, within the Yangtze River Basin.

scholarly journals Analysis of long-term terrestrial water storage variations in Yangtze River basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 11487-11520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Huang ◽  
M. S. Salama ◽  
M. S. Krol ◽  
R. van der Velde ◽  
A. Y. Hoekstra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Precipitation Amount ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Reanalysis Data ◽  
Full Data ◽  
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre ◽  
Lower Yangtze ◽  
Gauging Station

Abstract. In this study, we analyze 32 yr of TWS data obtained from Interim Reanalysis Data (ERA-Interim) and Noah model from Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS-Noah) for the period between 1979 and 2010. The accuracy of these datasets is validated against 26 yr (1979–2004) of runoff dataset from Yichang gauging station and compared to 32 yr of independent precipitation data obtained from Global Precipitation Climatology Centre Full Data Reanalysis Version 6 (GPCC) and NOAA's PRECipitation REConstruction over Land (PREC/L). Spatial and temporal analysis of the TWS data shows that TWS in the Yangtze River basin is decreasing significantly since the year 1998. The driest period of the basin is noted from 2005 to 2010, especially in the middle and lower Yangtze reaches. The TWS changed abruptly into persistently high negative anomalies in the middle and lower Yangtze reaches in 2004. From both basin and annual perspectives, 2006 is detected as the major inflection point at which the system exhibits a persistent decrease in TWS. Comparing these TWS trends to independent precipitation datasets shows that the recent decrease in TWS can mainly be attributed to a decrease in precipitation amount. Our finding is based on observation and modeling data sets and confirms previous results based on gauging station datasets.

scholarly journals Changes in Forest Net Primary Productivity in the Yangtze River Basin and Its Relationship with Climate Change and Human Activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1451
Author(s):  
Fengying Zhang ◽  
Zengxin Zhang ◽  
Rui Kong ◽  
Juan Chang ◽  
Jiaxi Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Primary Productivity ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Net Primary Productivity ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
The Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Lower Yangtze

Net Primary Productivity (NPP) is a basis of material and energy flows in terrestrial ecosystems, and it is also an important component in the research on carbon cycle and carbon budget. This paper evaluated the spatial distribution pattern and temporal change trends for forest NPP simulated by the LPJ (Lund-Potsdam-Jena) model and NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index) in the Yangtze River basin from 1982 to 2013. The results revealed that: (1) the spatial distribution of the forest NPP and NDVI in the Yangtze River basin has gradually decreased from the southeast coast to the northwest. The forest NPP and NDVI in the mid-lower Yangtze were higher than that of the upper Yangtze; (2) the forest NPP and NDVI in most areas of the Yangtze River basin were positively correlated with the temperature and precipitation. Moreover, the correlations among the temperature with the forest NPP and NDVI were stronger than that of correlations among precipitation with forest NPP and NDVI. Moreover, the extreme drought event in the year of 2004–2005 led the NPP to decrease in the middle and lower Yangtze River basin; (3) human activity such as major ecological projects would have a certain impact on the NPP and NDVI. The increase in forest areas from 2000 to 2010 was larger than that from 1990 to 2000. Moreover, the increasing rate for the NDVI was higher than that of NPP, especially after the year 2000, which indicates that the major ecological projects might have great impacts on the vegetation dynamics. Moreover, more attention should be paid on the joint impacts of human activity and climate change on terrestrial NPP and NDVI.

scholarly journals E-commerce promotes trade in invasive turtles in China

Oryx ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Sha Liu ◽  
Chris Newman ◽  
Christina D. Buesching ◽  
David W. Macdonald ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Basin ◽  
Trachemys Scripta Elegans ◽  
Turtle Species ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Freshwater Habitats ◽  
Lower Yangtze ◽  
Aquaculture Facilities ◽  
Wetland Habitats

Abstract Freshwater habitats in China are potentially suitable for invasive alien turtle species and, consequently, raising turtles in aquaculture facilities and the trade in turtles this supplies pose risks to habitats and native wetland communities when exotic turtles escape or are released deliberately. Online trade (e-commerce) is making an increasing contribution to turtle sales in China, seemingly driving demand and thus potentially exacerbating the risk of release. We document the scale and spatial pattern of online sales of non-native turtles over 90 days on China's Taobao.com e-commerce site. The majority of sales were in the ecologically sensitive middle and lower Yangtze river basin (82.35% of > 840,000 slider turtles Trachemys scripta elegans, and 68.26% of > 100,000 snapping turtles, Chelydridae spp.). These species are native to the Americas. Concurrently, over 2008–2018, we found 104 mentions of feral turtle issues listed on Baidu News where, among the 53 prefectures mentioned, issues with invasive turtle populations also focused predominantly in the middle and lower Yangtze river basin. Although circumstantial, this association suggests that the substantial online sale of alien turtles could be having detrimental effects in China's Yangtze river basin. It is important to safeguard these wetland habitats, which are of global importance, by improving policies for detecting and regulating invasive alien turtle issues and by warning consumers about the ecological hazard of their purchases.

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