The influence of the Three Gorges Reservoir regulation on a typical tributary heat budget

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Cheng ◽  
Yuchun Wang ◽  
Huaidong Zhou ◽  
Chenghua Dang
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Cheng ◽  
Yuchun Wang ◽  
Huaidong Zhou ◽  
Mingming Hu ◽  
Rong Jiang ◽  
...  

Abstract Understanding the interaction processes between the mainstream and its tributaries and detailing the rates of contribution of water and heat from two different water bodies in the tributary bay are essential for water management in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR). The stable isotope ratios of hydrogen (δD) and oxygen (δ18O) were applied to explore the interactions between the TGR mainstream and the tributary, Zhuyi River. A heat budget of the TGR tributary bay was constructed for the year 2014 using data for water temperature, meteorological data and water mixing ratio. The results showed that approximately 91% of the water in the tributary bay was from the TGR mainstream. And the heat budget reveals that the tributary bay net heat flux is dominated by the mainstream advective heat, and the average contribution rate is 87% during the whole year, while the tributary advective heat and atmosphere make a minor contribution to the tributary bay heat budget.


2020 ◽  
Vol 612 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
M F Chen ◽  
Y T Li ◽  
A Q Li ◽  
W Yao

Abstract The Dongting Lake distributes water and sediment of the Yangtze River through the three outlets. Influencing factors of the diversion capacity are complicated. In order to evaluate the influences of the operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) on the diversion of the three outlets, this paper investigates systematically the variation process of the runoff at the three outlets based on substantially raw data and principles of variable control. By using comparative analysis and the calculation method of runoff reduction, the change magnitude of the runoff at the three outlets in different periods were quantified and the contribution rates of different influencing factors were estimated. Results show that (1) Inflow difference from the Yangtze River is the primary factor causing the runoff reduction of the three outlets. After the operation of TGR, the Yangtze River was in dry years. Therefore, over 60% of runoff reduction can be attributed to the variation of natural inflow discharge. (2) As the flow is retained by TGR, the runoff of the three outlets further reduced. From 2003-2008, the contribution rates of natural flow, sediment trapping and reservoir regulation to the runoff reduction at the three outlets were 76.19%, 13.49%, 10.32%, while their counterparts after optimal operation of TGR became 66.05%, 14.20% and 19.75% respectively. (3) Reservoir operation after the flood season showed the most significant impact on runoff of the three outlets, resulting in an increase in the number of shut-off days of the three-distributary channels from September to October, especially at Shadaoguan and Kangjiagang.


2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 512
Author(s):  
Wu Hui-xian ◽  
Yao Jian-liang ◽  
Liu Yan ◽  
Xue Jun-zeng ◽  
Cai Qing-hua ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Jun LU ◽  
Lian-Fa LI ◽  
Han-Dong HUANG ◽  
Min TAO ◽  
Quan-Fa ZHANG ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4288
Author(s):  
Siyue Sun ◽  
Guolin Zhang ◽  
Tieguang He ◽  
Shufang Song ◽  
Xingbiao Chu

In recent years, soil degradation and decreasing orchard productivity in the sloping orchards of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area of China have received considerable attention both inside and outside the country. More studies pay attention to the effects of topography on soil property changes, but less research is conducted from the landscape. Therefore, understanding the effects of landscape positions and landscape types on soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus in a sloping orchard is of great significance in this area. Our results showed that landscape positions and types had a significant effect on the soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus. The lowest soil nutrient content was detected in the upper slope position and sloping land, while the highest exists at the footslope and terraces. The chlorophyll content of citrus in the middle and upper landscape position was significantly higher than the footslope. The redundancy analysis showed that the first two ordination axes together accounted for 81.32% of the total variation, which could be explained by the changes of soil total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total potassium, available nitrogen, available potassium, organic matter, pH, and chlorophyll content of the citrus. Overall, this study indicates the significant influence of landscape positions and types on soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus. Further, this study provides a reference for the determination of targeted land management measures and orchard landscape design so that the soil quality and orchard yield can be improved, and finally, the sustainable development of agriculture and ecology can be realized.


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