Studying the abrupt change of winter temperature(ACWT)over the Mongolian Plateau(MP,including Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and State of Mongolia)is of great significance for understanding the spatiotemporal distri...Studying the abrupt change of winter temperature(ACWT)over the Mongolian Plateau(MP,including Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and State of Mongolia)is of great significance for understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of temperature and the mechanism of global climate change.Monthly temperature data during 1961–2017was collected,and the abrupt change point was determined by the Mann–Kendall test and sliding ttest,to analyze the characteristics and causes of ACWT.The results showed that(a)The winter temperature has rapidly increased with a trend of 0.41℃/10a,which was significantly higher than that of the rest area of Chinese mainland,indicating that climate change in the MP was more sensitive to global warming.(b)The abrupt change point occurred in 1988,with temperature of-15.5℃and-14.1℃before and after abrupt change,respectively.The ACWT in 50°N was 1–3 years later than that in 40°N,and the isotherms of different temperatures moved northward by 10–200 km,especially-16℃isotherms moved approximately 200 km northward after 1988.(c)The Arctic Oscillation(AO)and Mongolian High(MH)anomaly affects winter temperature over the MP.When the AO is unusually strong,the MH and East Asian winter monsoon are weak,and southerly winds prevail in most regions,which is not conducive to the cold air developing southward,leading to higher winter temperature in the MP.Overwise,abnormally northerly winds prevail and temperature is low.Meanwhile,the abrupt change time of AO occurred in 1987 before winter temperature.It shows that the AO indirectly causes winter temperatures to rise by influencing the MH and is also the main driving factor of ACWT.展开更多
The wetland ecosystem and its driving mechanism are significance impact on the ecological environment and the sustainable development of semi-arid regional economy.Agricultural and industrial land use/land cover chang...The wetland ecosystem and its driving mechanism are significance impact on the ecological environment and the sustainable development of semi-arid regional economy.Agricultural and industrial land use/land cover change(LUCC) is also important for wetland system.The Daihai wetland(DW)in Inner Mongolia has been suffering from severe environmental problems such as water resource shortages and wetland areas decrease.We analyzed spatiotemporal LUCC at the catchment scale of Daihai Lake,which has recently exhibited a dramatic loss of water area,and investigated the potential role of climatic changes and human activities in the wetland loss.From 1976 to 2015,the arable land and construction land increased by 71.72 and 15.81 km2,with ranges of 18.72% and 39.61%,respectively.Meanwhile,the wetland area decreased by 84.47 km2,accounting for 29.07% of the area in1976.From 1960 to 2015,the area of Daihai Lake decreased by 100.73 km^2,diminishing to 37.09% of the area in 1960,and the lake storage accordingly shrank from 12.9×10~8 to approximately 3.9×10~8 m^3.The lake level also rapidly declined.From 1962 to2014,the lake water mineralization,total nitrogen(TN),and total phosphorus(TP) increased by 2410,7.86,and 0.182 mg L-1,respectively.The pollution sources included not only mineral fertilizers and pesticides,but also livestock,poultry breeding,aquaculture,and rural household waste.The lake area decreased with increasing agricultural development,Daihai power plant(DHPP) water consumption,and catchment climatic dryness.Thus,the urgent implementation of effective restoration and mitigation measures are needed.展开更多
The Huolin River catchment(HRC)is located in the semi-arid region of Northeast China,which is very sensitive to climate change.The runoff in HRC is closely related to the recovery of local vegetation in the Greater Kh...The Huolin River catchment(HRC)is located in the semi-arid region of Northeast China,which is very sensitive to climate change.The runoff in HRC is closely related to the recovery of local vegetation in the Greater Khingan Mountains and the survival of downstream wetlands.Dramatic runoff fluctuations and increasing no-flow days confirmed the water crisis in this area.Hence,it is extremely urgent to study the current situation and characteristics of runoff.In this study,hydrological and meteorological data of HRC during 1956-2018 were analyzed to elucidate the processes,characteristics,trends of the river runoff and revealed its response to climate change.The Mann-Kendall test and linear regression method showed that runoff in the HRC demonstrated a downward trend over the study period with a marked annual variation.The runoff in the high flow years was 100 times that of the low flow years,showing a typical continental climatic river characteristic.There are two runoff peak flows in the intra-annual runoff distribution in March and July,whereas two runoff valleys occurred around May and September to February.The runoff positively correlates with precipitation in summer and temperature in early spring.Snowmelt influenced by rising temperatures in April and precipitation in July is the main driving factor for the two peaks flow.Evaporation rose with precipitation decline and temperature increased,which may influence the runoff decrease.The annual runoff is well synchronized with the annual precipitation,and precipitation change is the main driving factor of variation and abrupt change points of annual runoff in the catchment.This study would be beneficial for water resource management in developing adaptation strategies to offset the negative impact of climate change in HRC.展开更多
基金financially sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41967052)the Graduate Students’Research&Innovation Fund of Inner Mongolia Normal University(CXJJS20117)the Graduate Education Innovation Program Funded Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(SZ2020119)。
文摘Studying the abrupt change of winter temperature(ACWT)over the Mongolian Plateau(MP,including Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and State of Mongolia)is of great significance for understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of temperature and the mechanism of global climate change.Monthly temperature data during 1961–2017was collected,and the abrupt change point was determined by the Mann–Kendall test and sliding ttest,to analyze the characteristics and causes of ACWT.The results showed that(a)The winter temperature has rapidly increased with a trend of 0.41℃/10a,which was significantly higher than that of the rest area of Chinese mainland,indicating that climate change in the MP was more sensitive to global warming.(b)The abrupt change point occurred in 1988,with temperature of-15.5℃and-14.1℃before and after abrupt change,respectively.The ACWT in 50°N was 1–3 years later than that in 40°N,and the isotherms of different temperatures moved northward by 10–200 km,especially-16℃isotherms moved approximately 200 km northward after 1988.(c)The Arctic Oscillation(AO)and Mongolian High(MH)anomaly affects winter temperature over the MP.When the AO is unusually strong,the MH and East Asian winter monsoon are weak,and southerly winds prevail in most regions,which is not conducive to the cold air developing southward,leading to higher winter temperature in the MP.Overwise,abnormally northerly winds prevail and temperature is low.Meanwhile,the abrupt change time of AO occurred in 1987 before winter temperature.It shows that the AO indirectly causes winter temperatures to rise by influencing the MH and is also the main driving factor of ACWT.
基金sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41662011, 41967052 and 61661045)Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (2019ZD10, 2019GG020)。
文摘The wetland ecosystem and its driving mechanism are significance impact on the ecological environment and the sustainable development of semi-arid regional economy.Agricultural and industrial land use/land cover change(LUCC) is also important for wetland system.The Daihai wetland(DW)in Inner Mongolia has been suffering from severe environmental problems such as water resource shortages and wetland areas decrease.We analyzed spatiotemporal LUCC at the catchment scale of Daihai Lake,which has recently exhibited a dramatic loss of water area,and investigated the potential role of climatic changes and human activities in the wetland loss.From 1976 to 2015,the arable land and construction land increased by 71.72 and 15.81 km2,with ranges of 18.72% and 39.61%,respectively.Meanwhile,the wetland area decreased by 84.47 km2,accounting for 29.07% of the area in1976.From 1960 to 2015,the area of Daihai Lake decreased by 100.73 km^2,diminishing to 37.09% of the area in 1960,and the lake storage accordingly shrank from 12.9×10~8 to approximately 3.9×10~8 m^3.The lake level also rapidly declined.From 1962 to2014,the lake water mineralization,total nitrogen(TN),and total phosphorus(TP) increased by 2410,7.86,and 0.182 mg L-1,respectively.The pollution sources included not only mineral fertilizers and pesticides,but also livestock,poultry breeding,aquaculture,and rural household waste.The lake area decreased with increasing agricultural development,Daihai power plant(DHPP) water consumption,and catchment climatic dryness.Thus,the urgent implementation of effective restoration and mitigation measures are needed.
基金This article was financially supported by the Natural Science Plan of Inner Mongolia(2019GG020)the Postgraduate Research and Innovation Foundation of Inner Mongolia Normal University(Grant Nos.CXJJB20013).
文摘The Huolin River catchment(HRC)is located in the semi-arid region of Northeast China,which is very sensitive to climate change.The runoff in HRC is closely related to the recovery of local vegetation in the Greater Khingan Mountains and the survival of downstream wetlands.Dramatic runoff fluctuations and increasing no-flow days confirmed the water crisis in this area.Hence,it is extremely urgent to study the current situation and characteristics of runoff.In this study,hydrological and meteorological data of HRC during 1956-2018 were analyzed to elucidate the processes,characteristics,trends of the river runoff and revealed its response to climate change.The Mann-Kendall test and linear regression method showed that runoff in the HRC demonstrated a downward trend over the study period with a marked annual variation.The runoff in the high flow years was 100 times that of the low flow years,showing a typical continental climatic river characteristic.There are two runoff peak flows in the intra-annual runoff distribution in March and July,whereas two runoff valleys occurred around May and September to February.The runoff positively correlates with precipitation in summer and temperature in early spring.Snowmelt influenced by rising temperatures in April and precipitation in July is the main driving factor for the two peaks flow.Evaporation rose with precipitation decline and temperature increased,which may influence the runoff decrease.The annual runoff is well synchronized with the annual precipitation,and precipitation change is the main driving factor of variation and abrupt change points of annual runoff in the catchment.This study would be beneficial for water resource management in developing adaptation strategies to offset the negative impact of climate change in HRC.