Impact of the Sanmenxia and Xiaolangdi Reservoirs Operation on the Hydrologic Regime of the Lower Yellow River
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Abstract
To evaluate the alteration of the hydrologic regime in the lower Yellow River caused by the different operational modes of the Sanmenxia and Xiaolangdi Reservoirs, daily stream flow data obtained from the Huayuankou Hydrological Station between 1949 and 2010 were analyzed. The hydrologic regimes before and after different reservoir operations were quantitatively analyzed using the range of variability approach (RVA) based on the indicators of hydrologic alteration (IHA). The results showed that the hydrologic regime of the lower Yellow River changed significantly after the reservoirs began operation, In addition, there was a significant difference in ecohydrological characteristics between operation modes. This research further explains the hydrologic regime of the river. It can be used for future water resources management and ecological scheduling within the lower Yellow River Basin.
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Acknowledgments
This study was jointly supported by National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Grant Nos. 51179148 and 51179149, and the Key Innovation Group of Science and Technology of Shaanxi (2012KCT-10). Sincere gratitude is extended to the editor and anonymous reviewers for their professional comments, which greatly improved the presentation of the paper.
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Received: Mar 29, 2014
Accepted: Jul 15, 2015
Published online: Dec 11, 2015
Published in print: Mar 1, 2016
Discussion open until: May 11, 2016
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