Understanding Hydrological Process Change due to Re-Vegetation in a Mountainous Watershed of Northern China

IF 3.2 3区 地球科学 Q1 Environmental Science
Fan Zhou, Shengping Wang, Siyi Qu, Wenxin Li, Desheng Cai, Qingfeng Hai, Mengyao Ma, Peter Strauss, Zhiwei Wang, Yi Ren, Liping Zhang
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Hydrological processes of mountainous watersheds commonly impact water resource supply in downstream areas. To better understand how re-vegetation affects the different hydrological pathways of watersheds, we investigated their change at various temporal scales for the Xiaoluan River watershed, a typical meso-scale watershed featuring a plateau–mountain transition topography in northern China. For the non-growing season from 2006 to 2020, the groundwater discharge of the watershed and the wetting of the watershed in terms of the Horton Index significantly increased, and the recession process in terms of the recession coefficient (k) was considerably prolonged. We suggest that re-vegetation and snowmelt were responsible for this change, but they affected the hydrological processes differently. That is, re-vegetation might improve the water storage capacity of the shallow soil layers of the watershed, thereby enhancing the capacity of groundwater recharge and discharge. Meanwhile, snowmelt may provide available water for recharging and discharging the watershed. Because reforestation progresses and global climate change continues, more complex hydrological processes are to be expected. Therefore, continuous monitoring and detailed investigations of subsurface hydrological processes will be necessary for adaptive watershed management.

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中国北方山地流域植被恢复后水文过程变化的认识
山地流域的水文过程通常会影响下游地区的水资源供应。为了更好地了解植被恢复对流域不同水文路径的影响,我们以中国北方典型的高原-山地过渡中尺度小栾河流域为研究对象,研究了流域水文路径在不同时间尺度上的变化。在2006 - 2020年非生长期,流域地下水流量和Horton指数的湿润度显著增加,衰退系数(k)的衰退过程明显延长。植被恢复和融雪是导致这一变化的原因,但它们对水文过程的影响不同。即恢复植被可以提高流域浅层土壤蓄水能力,从而增强地下水补给和排放能力。同时,融雪可以为流域补给和排放提供可用的水。由于重新造林的进展和全球气候变化的继续,预计会出现更复杂的水文过程。因此,对地下水文过程的持续监测和详细调查将是适应性流域管理的必要条件。
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Hydrological Processes
Hydrological Processes 环境科学-水资源
CiteScore
6.00
自引率
12.50%
发文量
313
审稿时长
2-4 weeks
期刊介绍: Hydrological Processes is an international journal that publishes original scientific papers advancing understanding of the mechanisms underlying the movement and storage of water in the environment, and the interaction of water with geological, biogeochemical, atmospheric and ecological systems. Not all papers related to water resources are appropriate for submission to this journal; rather we seek papers that clearly articulate the role(s) of hydrological processes.
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