Seasonality and Impact Factor Analysis of Streamflow Sensitivity to Climate Change Across China

Autor: Jiaojiao Gou, Chiyuan Miao, Qingyun Duan, Qi Zhang, Xiaoying Guo, Ting Su
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Earth's Future, Vol 10, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2328-4277
DOI: 10.1029/2022EF003062
Popis: Abstract Streamflow sensitivity to climate change is an important indicator for evaluating the effects of climate change on terrestrial water. This study analyzed the spatial pattern and seasonality of streamflow sensitivity to climate change for 425 catchments across China. The results indicate that precipitation is consistently a more important contributor than temperature to streamflow variability (mean streamflow sensitivity to annual precipitation [εP,a] = 0.92; absolute mean sensitivity to annual temperature [εT,a] = 0.05). Meanwhile, the seasonal sensitivity evaluation found that streamflow response to precipitation change in warm seasons (mean εP,w = 0.90) is significantly greater than in cool seasons (mean εP,c = 0.46), but the sensitivity of streamflow to changes in temperature was stronger in cool seasons than in warm seasons. The magnitude of streamflow sensitivity to temperature in cool seasons is significantly affected by elevation (Pearson's r = 0.31, P
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