scholarly journals Geomorphological responses of the lower river channel and delta to interruption of reservoir regulation in the Yellow River, 2015–2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (23) ◽  
pp. 3059-3070
Author(s):  
Xiao Wu ◽  
Yongyong Fan ◽  
Houjie Wang ◽  
Naishuang Bi ◽  
Zuosheng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
River Channel ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Reservoir Regulation

scholarly journals Can Reservoir Regulation Along the Yellow River Be a Sustainable Way to Save a Sinking Delta?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Wu ◽  
Naishuang Bi ◽  
Jaia Syvitski ◽  
Yoshiki Saito ◽  
Jingping Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Reservoir Regulation

Sedimentation at different time scales in Yellow River delta in response to course shift and water-sediment regulation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Shuqing ◽  
Shi Xuefa ◽  
Yonggui Yu ◽  
Limin Hu ◽  
Lin Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Load ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Delta ◽  
River Channel ◽  
River Delta ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Hydrodynamic Conditions ◽  
Delta Area ◽  
Fluvial Sediment ◽  
High Sediment

<p>The fluvial sediment to the sea is the base of coastal geomorphology and biogeochemical processes, and its transport is an important pathway to the global biogeochemical cycle. The Yellow River is one of globally well-known large rivers because of high sediment load and Chinese Mother River. Its channel shifts frequently because of high sediment load and steep river-channel gradient in the lower reaches . The terminal channel has shifted more than 50 times since 1855 and the last two changes in 1976 and 1996. Furthermore, Yellow River Conservancy Commission has began to implement Water-Sediment Regulation Scheme (WSRS) since 2002, to increase the main channel discharge capacity and to reduce deposition in the reservoirs and river channel. Surface sediment, multi-core and gravity sediment cores, remote sensing images and bathymetric data near the Yellow River delta were collected to study the impact of WSRS and river terminal change together with the water and sediment discharge at the gauging station. Especially, <sup>7</sup>Be, <sup>210</sup>Pb and <sup>137</sup>Cs, grain size, sediment color and TOC/TN was measured to show sedimentary record of WSRS and channel shift on inter-and intra-annual time scale. The results show that the fresh sediment from Yellow River  during 2014 WSRS period can be transported eastward more than 80 km off the rivermouth, while cannot pass 38° easily. Meanwhile the sediment can penetrate as deep as 12 cm. The subaerial delta area is mostly stable after 2002, and its balance is mainly controlled by the surrounding artificial coastline. The subaqueous delta changed from trapping about 4.6×10<sup>8</sup> t to being eroded ~ 3.1×10<sup>8</sup> t and 1.1×10<sup>8</sup> t each year during the three stages of 1976-1996, 1996-2002 and 2002-2014. It is proposed that the subaerial delta area will change little except for the Q8 outlet area, while the subaqueous delta evolution mostly depend on the Huanghe material besides the hydrodynamic conditions. In addition, the aim of WSRS to scour the lower riverbed will recede in future. This study deepens our understanding of the fluvial sediment disperse pattern and sedimentation under the influence of human activities and hydrodynamic conditions.</p><div>Acknowledgements</div><div> <div>This study was supported by National Programme on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction (GASI-GEOGE-03) and the Natural Science Foundation of China (U1606401).</div> </div>

scholarly journals River Channel Changes Recorded by Lake Sediments in Nansiliu Lake, the Lower Reaches of the Yellow River

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHANG Zhen-ke ◽  
◽  
WANG Su-min ◽  
SHEN Ji ◽  
XIA Wei-lan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lake Sediments ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
River Channel ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Channel Changes

scholarly journals Evaluation and spatial aggregation of ecological water use in each region of the Yellow River Basin

2021 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
pp. 01015
Author(s):  
Wang Huiliang ◽  
Li Hui ◽  
Di Danyang ◽  
Yan Dengmin
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
River Channel ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Water Value ◽  
The Yellow River Basin

Ecological water is the basic condition to maintain river health in a water-deficient basin. The evaluation and spatial distribution of ecological water are significance to the allocation of water resources under the concept of ecological civilization. In this paper, the connotation and composition of value of ecological water are defined from the perspective of ecosystem material circulation. Based on the emergy theory, the quantitative methods of different types of ecological water value are proposed. Combined with the spatial autocorrelation analysis method, the analysis method of spatial distribution and aggregation characteristics of watershed ecological water value is established. We took the Yellow River Basin as an example, and estimated and analysed its ecological water value and the spatial distribution characteristics according to the 9 regions of basin. The results showed that: In the Yellow River Basin, the single water value of the ecological water in the river channel is 17.45-24.36 yuan, the single water value of the sediment transport water is 2.42-7.28 yuan, and the single water value of the ecological water outside the river channel is 10.87-16.61 yuan. Ecological water value presents obvious difference in the space. Both outside and inside the river course, the high concentration areas of ecological water value are in the middle and lower reaches, while the low concentration areas are in the lower reaches, which indicates that we should consolidate the ecological water value in the middle and lower reaches and enhance the water value in the upper reaches. The research results have guiding significance for the allocation of ecological water in each province and region.

Observations of riverbed scour under a developing hanging ice dam

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jueyi Sui ◽  
Faye E Hicks ◽  
Brian Menounos
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
River Channel ◽  
River Ice ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Channel Geometry ◽  
Ice Accumulation ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Gauging Station

This paper illustrates the importance of river ice accumulations in changing river channel geometry based on field investigations carried out at the Hequ gauging station on the Yellow River in China. A relationship is established between riverbed deformation and ice accumulation.Key words: river ice, hanging dam, ice accumulation, river scour, Yellow River.

Analysis and Prediction for Xiaolangdi Reservoir Sand Blocking Operation Period and Water Level of the Lower Yellow River

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 1318-1323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing An Li ◽  
Han Dong Liu ◽  
Yu Kun Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
River Channel ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Deposition Condition ◽  
Reservoir Water ◽  
Specific Flow ◽  
Operation Period ◽  
Xiaolangdi Reservoir

Xiaolangdi Reservoir undertakes 90% of the Yellow River runoff and 100% of sediment discharge. To ensure the long-term utilization of Xiaolangdi reservoir is the key to prevent the flood in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Take Luokou Hydrologic Station located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River as an example, conduct an analysis from the aspects of sediment retaining of Xiaolangdi Reservoir, scouring and deposition condition of river channel in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, water level performance for years of different flow of ten times’ water-sediment regulation, predict on the sand blocking operation period of Xiaolangdi Reservoir, water level of specific flow of river channel in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and scouring and deposition condition of river channel, which has played a reference role for the flood control in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

scholarly journals Response of streamflow to climate change in a sub-basin of the source region of the Yellow River based on a tank model

2018 ◽  
Vol 379 ◽  
pp. 231-241
Author(s):  
Pan Wu ◽  
Xu-Sheng Wang ◽  
Sihai Liang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Source Region ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Lake Area ◽  
Tank Model ◽  
Reservoir Regulation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Streamflow Change

Abstract. Though extensive researches were conducted in the source region of the Yellow River (SRYR) to analyse climate change influence on streamflow, however, few researches concentrate on streamflow of the sub-basin above the Huangheyan station in the SRYR (HSRYR) where a water retaining dam was built in the outlet in 1999. To improve the reservoir regulation strategies, this study analysed streamflow change of the HSRYR in a mesoscale. A tank model (TM) was proposed and calibrated with monthly observation streamflow from 1991 to 1998. In the validation period, though there is a simulation deviation during the water storage and power generation period, simulated streamflow agrees favourably with observation data from 2008 to 2013. The model was further validated by two inside lakes area obtained from Landsat 5, 7, 8 datasets from 2000 to 2014, and significant correlations were found between the simulated lake outlet runoff and respective lake area. Then 21 Global Climate Models (GCM) ensembled data of three emission scenarios (SRA2, SRA1B and SRB1) were downscaled and used as input to the TM to simulate the runoff change of three benchmark periods 2011–2030 (2020s), 2046–2065 (2050s), 2080–2099 (2090s), respectively. Though temperature increase dramatically, these projected results similarly indicated that streamflow shows an increase trend in the long term. Runoff increase is mainly caused by increasing precipitation and decreasing evaporation. Water resources distribution is projected to change from summer-autumn dominant to autumn winter dominant. Annual lowest runoff will occur in May caused by earlier snow melting and increasing evaporation in March. According to the obtained results, winter runoff should be artificially stored by reservoir regulation in the future to prevent zero-flow occurrent in May. This research is helpful for water resources management and provides a better understand of streamflow change caused by climate change in the future.

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRANSECT FROM THE YELLOW RIVER TO THE IRON PAGODA IN KAIFENG CITY, CHINA

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang LI ◽  
◽  
Zhixiang XIE ◽  
Fen QIN ◽  
Yaochen QIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Kaifeng City
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