scholarly journals Using Satellite Gravity and Hydrological Data to Estimate Changes in Evapotranspiration Induced by Water Storage Fluctuations in the Three Gorges Reservoir of China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 2143
Author(s):  
Yuhao Zheng ◽  
Linsong Wang ◽  
Chao Chen ◽  
Zhengyan Fu ◽  
Zhenran Peng
Keyword(s):  
Water Balance ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Terrestrial Water ◽  
High Precipitation

The change in water storage driven by the Three Gorges Project directly affects the terrestrial water migration and redistribution in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB). As a result, a new water balance is established and regional evapotranspiration (ET) fluctuates in the process. In this paper, data from multiple-sources including from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite, land surface models (LSMs), remote sensing, and in-situ observations were used to monitor the temporal and spatial evolution of terrestrial water and estimate changes in ET in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) from 2002 to 2016. Our results showed that GRACE data scaled using the scale factor method significantly improved the signal amplitude and highlighted its spatial differences in the TGR area. Combining GRACE with surface hydrological observations, ET in the TGR area was estimated to have overall change characteristics highly consistent with results from the MOD16 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the uncertainties of monthly ET are mainly from TWS changes derived by GRACE uncertainties such as measurement errors and leakage errors. During our study period, the cyclical ET was mainly driven by climate precipitation but short-term (monthly) ET in the TGR area was also directly affected by human-driven water storage. For example, rising water levels in the three water storage stages (2003, 2006, and 2008) caused an abnormal increase in regional ET (up to 22.4 cm/month, 19.2 cm/month and 29.5 cm/month, respectively). Usually, high precipitation will cause increase in ET but the high precipitation during the water release periods (spring and summer) did not have a significant impact on the increased ET due to the water level in the TGR having decreased 30 m in this stage. Our results also indicate that the short-term fluctuations in flooded area and storage capacity of the TGR, i.e., the man-made mass changes in the main branch and tributaries of the Yangtze River, were the main factors that influenced the ET. This further illustrated that a quantitative estimation of changes in the ET in the TGR allows for a deeper understanding of the water balance in the regional land water cycle process as driven by both climate and human factors.

Study on Failure Mechanism of Gongjiafang Bank Slope in Wu Gorge of the Three Gorges, the Yangtze River, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 1794-1799
Author(s):  
Hong Kai Chen ◽  
Hong Mei Tang ◽  
Xiao Ying He ◽  
Xian Tao Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Tectonic Stress ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Reservoir Water ◽  
Reservoir Water Level ◽  
Bank Slope ◽  
The Three Gorges

During running period of the Three Gorges reservoir ,failure mechanism of bank slope is one of the important scientific problems of geological disaster mitigation for reservoir bank. GongJiafang bank slope is located in left of Wu Gorge in Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, where damage events appeared in 175 m experimental water storage in 2008 and 175 m normal water storage in 2011.Study shows that, GongJiafang bank slope located in the core of the Heng Shi stream anticline developes two group of tectonic fractures .The first one is unloading fracture of bank slope, whose upper part is in transfixion or intermittent transfixion status,and the second one belongs to shear shear fracture. Bank slope presents cataclastic rock mass structure ,whose water physical properties are poor. The shear strength parameters of bank slope soil reduce after being immersed, a decreas of about 52 % on cohesion, and 30 % on friction. Regional new tectonic stress field control the macroscopic law for failure of GongJiafang bank slope .Especially max2 shear zone in new tectonic stress field is consistent with the first group fracture, which strengthen progress of the unloading fracture developement .Bank slope basically appear unstable failure along with the first group fracture. About 50% unbroken lower part of unloading fracture in GongJiafang bank slope locate in reservoir water level change belt between 145m and 175m.During the reservoir water level rising, stability coefficient of bank slope decreases from 1.31 to 0.88 after being immersed, and it is inevitable for bank slope to fail suddenly. Research results for further exploration on the formation mechanism of bank landslide in the Three Gorges reservoir and its mitigation has positive significance.

Regulation of Laijiapu Waterway in Jingjiang Reach

2014 ◽  
Vol 501-504 ◽  
pp. 2001-2006
Author(s):  
Ya Liu ◽  
Li Zheng ◽  
Cheng Tao Huang ◽  
Zhao Biao Huang ◽  
Lin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Point Bar ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Channel Bar

After impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir, Jingjiang reach, in the middle of the Yangtze River, has gradually shown a series of atypical fluvial features, adversely affecting the maintenance of waterways. Citing the Laijiapu Waterway, a meandering segment in the lower Jingjiang for example, this paper compared the fluvial features of the channel before and after the impoundment, summed up its navigation-obstructing features, and proposed guarding the point bar on the convex bank and channel bar in the widening section as a key to maintaining the stability of the navigation channels.

Research on Characteristics of New Water and Sediment of Yichang Station after Impoundment of the Three Gorges

2013 ◽  
Vol 779-780 ◽  
pp. 1613-1618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Hua Yang ◽  
Xiao Qiang Liu ◽  
Hong Qian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Sediment Runoff ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Water And Sediment

Reservoir regulation and reservoir sedimentation make conditions of flow and sediment under the dam change greatly after impoundment of the Three Gorges Project. This paper analyzes change trend and abrupt change situation of incoming water and sediment and studies characteristics of new flow and sediment of Yichang Station after impoundment of the Three Gorges with Mann-Kendall nonparametric rank test method. The result indicates that operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir has leveled runoff process and shortened dry season and extended median water period. After operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir, annual sediment runoff and monthly sediment runoff of some months changed suddenly and sediment runoff reduced sharply in Yichang Station. Sediment entering the middle and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River decreases substantially and it almost can be regarded as clean water discharge. Intorduction After operation of 175m normal water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir, total storage capacity of the reservoir is about 43 billion m3. Most of incoming sediment in the upstream is intercepted and deposited inside the reservoir and clean water and muddy water containing non-bed sand discharges. Change of water and sediment conditions destroys balance of downstream river and causes bed-rebuilding of downstream channels. And this results in a serious of long-term and long distance changes, such as on-way recovery of sand content, undercutting of bed scour, expansion of bank erosion and decline of water table, etc.[1-. Yichang Station controls a drainage area of 1005501km2 in upstream of the Yangtze River and is a major flood source for the middle and the lower reach of the Yangtze River. Thus, water regime information of Yichang Station is significant to flood control of the middle and the lower reach of the Yangtze River, regulation of the Three Gorges Reservoir, construction of water conservancy project all across the Yangtze River, industrial and agricultural production and shipping, etc. On account of this, this article analyzes data about coming water and sediment of Yichang Station to support characteristics of new flow and sediment of Yichang Station after impoundment of the Three Gorges with Mann-Kendall nonparametric rank test method.

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