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DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/ab5d9a
	How the three Gorges Dam affects the hydrological cycle in the mid-lower Yangtze River: A perspective based on decadal water temperature changes
	Xiong Y.J.; Yin J.; Paw U K.T.; Zhao S.H.; Qiu G.Y.; Liu Z.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	17489318
卷号	15 期号:1
英文摘要	Three Gorges Dam (TGD), the world's largest hydroelectric project in terms of installed capacity, alters the discharge and thermal regime of the Yangtze River in China, thereby threatening the aquatic biodiversity along the mid-lower Yangtze River. Thus, the influence of the TGD impoundment on the river temperature (T w) and water cycle warrants in-depth examination. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to use decadal (2001-2013) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer temperature data to assess the impacts of TGD impoundment on the inland water cycle. We found that (1) spatially, the multiyear T w decreased by 5 °C along the mid-lower Yangtze River, (2) temporally, T w exhibited a warming trend after the operation of the TGD began, with most warming occurring from October to December directly after the TGD impoundment, and (3) the correlations between discharge and T w in the pre- and post-TGD periods have changed; specifically, the closer to the TGD a location is, the greater the change in the relationship. Our analysis implies that downstream water temperature alteration is mainly attributed to the TGD management regime, and the influence is obvious along the 260 km river downstream of the TGD. It is likely that the impoundment of the TGD has increased the water residence time and slowed the water speed downstream. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.
英文关键词	MODIS; river discharge; river temperature; three GorgesDam(TGD); Yangtze River
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Biodiversity; Radiometers; Temperature; MODIS; River discharge; River temperature; three GorgesDam(TGD); Yangtze River; Rivers; biodiversity; discharge; hydroelectric power plant; hydrological cycle; MODIS; residence time; river water; spatiotemporal analysis; thermal regime; water temperature; China; Hubei; Three Gorges Dam; Yangtze River
来源期刊	Environmental Research Letters
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/154138
作者单位	School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, China; Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California at Davis, Davis, 95618, United States; Research Center for Sustainable Hydropower Development, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, 100038, China; Environmental Satellite Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Satellite Remote Sensing, Beijing, 100094, China; School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Gradate School, Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xiong Y.J.,Yin J.,Paw U K.T.,et al. How the three Gorges Dam affects the hydrological cycle in the mid-lower Yangtze River: A perspective based on decadal water temperature changes[J],2020,15(1).
APA	Xiong Y.J.,Yin J.,Paw U K.T.,Zhao S.H.,Qiu G.Y.,&Liu Z..(2020).How the three Gorges Dam affects the hydrological cycle in the mid-lower Yangtze River: A perspective based on decadal water temperature changes.Environmental Research Letters,15(1).
MLA	Xiong Y.J.,et al."How the three Gorges Dam affects the hydrological cycle in the mid-lower Yangtze River: A perspective based on decadal water temperature changes".Environmental Research Letters 15.1(2020).