Spatial-temporal variability of the snow over the Yellow River source region and its influencing climate factors
GUAN Xiao-xiang1,2,3, LIU Cui-shan2,4, BAO Zhen-xin2,4, JIN Jun-liang2,3,4, WANG Guo-qing2,3,4
1. College of Hydrology and Water Resource Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; 2. Research Center for Climate Change, Minstery of Water Resources, Nanjing 210029, China; 3. Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Nanjing 210098, China; 4. State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing 210029, China
Abstract:Based on the long-term snow depth data from 1979 to 2016 and the precipitation, air temperature observation data series from meteorological stations during the same period, the temporal and spatial changing characteristics of the annual average snow depth and snow days in the Yellow River source region (YRSR) were analyzed to reveal the influence of climate change on snow cover. The elasticity coefficient method and the correlation analysis method were employed to quantitatively evaluate the sensitivities of snow cover to precipitation and air temperature changes in different zones of the YRSR. The results show that the duration of snow days in the YRSR was concentrated from November to next April. Earlier initial snow date and later final snow date usually occurred in the source and the northwest high mountainous area, with higher annual average snow depth and longer snow days. Over the research period (1979~2016), the areal-average precipitation showed an insignificant decreasing trend, with a decrease rate of -2.43mm/10a, while the air temperature increased significantly. Annual snow depth and number of snow days both showed a downward trend, but the trends are not significant at the 0.05 level. The elasticity coefficients of snow days to precipitation and air temperature in the duration of snow days were 0.513 and -1.347 respectively, and the elasticity coefficients of snow depth were 0.696 and -0.219, respectively. Comparatively, variations of snow cover in the upper reaches with high mountains and low temperature were more sensitive to climate change. The decrease in precipitation was the main factor for the decrease of snow days, with the relative contribution rate of 77.2%. The relative contribution rates of precipitation and air temperature to snow depth were 43.7% and 56.3%, respectively. The contribution rate of precipitation to snow depth was relatively higher in the northwest regions, and the air temperature was the dominant factor affecting the snow depth in the south and east parts of the YRSR.
管晓祥, 刘翠善, 鲍振鑫, 金君良, 王国庆. 黄河源区积雪变化时空特征及其与气候要素的关系[J]. 中国环境科学, 2021, 41(3): 1045-1054.
GUAN Xiao-xiang, LIU Cui-shan, BAO Zhen-xin, JIN Jun-liang, WANG Guo-qing. Spatial-temporal variability of the snow over the Yellow River source region and its influencing climate factors. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2021, 41(3): 1045-1054.
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