{"title":"基于大数据库的西南喀斯特地区极端降雨和坡面条件对径流侵蚀影响评估","authors":"Siqi Zhang, Keli Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133273","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing frequency and variability of extreme rainfall are escalating soil erosion risks globally. However, the synergistic effects of extreme rainfall and heterogeneous slope surface conditions on runoff and soil loss remain poorly quantified in Southwest China’s karst regions. This study compiled a dataset of 1,718 runoff plot-years from 16 monitoring sites in Guizhou Province (2006–2022) spanning diverse land use types—bareland, cropland, grassland, shrubland, orchard, and forestland. The effects of extreme rainfall, land use/cover, and topographic factors on runoff and erosion on karst hillslopes were assessed, with their relative contributions quantified using multivariate regression and path analysis. Results show that: (1) Extreme rainfall, defined as precipitation (P) exceeding 57.05 mm or maximum 30-minute intensity (I<sub>30</sub>) of 41.89 mm·h<sup>−1</sup>, amplifies runoff by 2.35- to 4.83-fold and soil erosion by 4.12- to 21.07-fold compared to normal rainfall, contributing 36.00–47.87 % of total runoff and 40.14–74.20 % of soil loss across land uses. (2) Karst slopes exhibited low annual runoff coefficients (<10 % for bare land, ∼2 % for cropland, and ∼ 1 % for vegetated lands). Erosion is most severe on bare land (1,733.93 t·km<sup>−2</sup>·yr<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>), followed by cropland (286.13 t·km<sup>−</sup><sup>2</sup>·yr<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>), whereas vegetated lands (11.05–56.04 t·km<sup>−2</sup>·yr<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>) was constrained to a tolerable level. (3) Erosion exhibited a non-linear response to slope gradient, with critical thresholds at 18.73° for bareland and 32.56° for vegetated slopes, beyond which erosion rates attenuated. (4) Runoff generation is chiefly regulated by rainfall depth (P), whereas soil erosion is dominated by runoff depth (RD) and 30-minute maximum intensity (I<sub>30</sub>), with slope gradient (S), antecedent soil water content (SWC), and vegetation traits as key mediators. However, the complexity of surface and subsurface interactions in karst landscapes limits the model’s explanatory power, capturing no more than 60 % of runoff and erosion variability. These findings provide critical insights for sustainable land management and policy interventions to mitigate soil erosion and combat rocky desertification in fragile karst ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":362,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hydrology","volume":"659 ","pages":"Article 133273"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Assessing the impact of extreme rainfall and slope surface conditions on runoff and erosion based on a big database in Southwest China’s karst region\",\"authors\":\"Siqi Zhang, Keli Zhang\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133273\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>The increasing frequency and variability of extreme rainfall are escalating soil erosion risks globally. 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(2) Karst slopes exhibited low annual runoff coefficients (<10 % for bare land, ∼2 % for cropland, and ∼ 1 % for vegetated lands). Erosion is most severe on bare land (1,733.93 t·km<sup>−2</sup>·yr<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>), followed by cropland (286.13 t·km<sup>−</sup><sup>2</sup>·yr<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>), whereas vegetated lands (11.05–56.04 t·km<sup>−2</sup>·yr<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>) was constrained to a tolerable level. (3) Erosion exhibited a non-linear response to slope gradient, with critical thresholds at 18.73° for bareland and 32.56° for vegetated slopes, beyond which erosion rates attenuated. (4) Runoff generation is chiefly regulated by rainfall depth (P), whereas soil erosion is dominated by runoff depth (RD) and 30-minute maximum intensity (I<sub>30</sub>), with slope gradient (S), antecedent soil water content (SWC), and vegetation traits as key mediators. 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Assessing the impact of extreme rainfall and slope surface conditions on runoff and erosion based on a big database in Southwest China’s karst region
The increasing frequency and variability of extreme rainfall are escalating soil erosion risks globally. However, the synergistic effects of extreme rainfall and heterogeneous slope surface conditions on runoff and soil loss remain poorly quantified in Southwest China’s karst regions. This study compiled a dataset of 1,718 runoff plot-years from 16 monitoring sites in Guizhou Province (2006–2022) spanning diverse land use types—bareland, cropland, grassland, shrubland, orchard, and forestland. The effects of extreme rainfall, land use/cover, and topographic factors on runoff and erosion on karst hillslopes were assessed, with their relative contributions quantified using multivariate regression and path analysis. Results show that: (1) Extreme rainfall, defined as precipitation (P) exceeding 57.05 mm or maximum 30-minute intensity (I30) of 41.89 mm·h−1, amplifies runoff by 2.35- to 4.83-fold and soil erosion by 4.12- to 21.07-fold compared to normal rainfall, contributing 36.00–47.87 % of total runoff and 40.14–74.20 % of soil loss across land uses. (2) Karst slopes exhibited low annual runoff coefficients (<10 % for bare land, ∼2 % for cropland, and ∼ 1 % for vegetated lands). Erosion is most severe on bare land (1,733.93 t·km−2·yr−1), followed by cropland (286.13 t·km−2·yr−1), whereas vegetated lands (11.05–56.04 t·km−2·yr−1) was constrained to a tolerable level. (3) Erosion exhibited a non-linear response to slope gradient, with critical thresholds at 18.73° for bareland and 32.56° for vegetated slopes, beyond which erosion rates attenuated. (4) Runoff generation is chiefly regulated by rainfall depth (P), whereas soil erosion is dominated by runoff depth (RD) and 30-minute maximum intensity (I30), with slope gradient (S), antecedent soil water content (SWC), and vegetation traits as key mediators. However, the complexity of surface and subsurface interactions in karst landscapes limits the model’s explanatory power, capturing no more than 60 % of runoff and erosion variability. These findings provide critical insights for sustainable land management and policy interventions to mitigate soil erosion and combat rocky desertification in fragile karst ecosystems.
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The Journal of Hydrology publishes original research papers and comprehensive reviews in all the subfields of the hydrological sciences including water based management and policy issues that impact on economics and society. These comprise, but are not limited to the physical, chemical, biogeochemical, stochastic and systems aspects of surface and groundwater hydrology, hydrometeorology and hydrogeology. Relevant topics incorporating the insights and methodologies of disciplines such as climatology, water resource systems, hydraulics, agrohydrology, geomorphology, soil science, instrumentation and remote sensing, civil and environmental engineering are included. Social science perspectives on hydrological problems such as resource and ecological economics, environmental sociology, psychology and behavioural science, management and policy analysis are also invited. Multi-and interdisciplinary analyses of hydrological problems are within scope. The science published in the Journal of Hydrology is relevant to catchment scales rather than exclusively to a local scale or site.