Impacts of water resources management on land water storage in the North China Plain: Insights from multi-mission earth observations

Liu，Jun1; Jiang，Liguang1,5; Zhang，Xingxing2,3; Druce，Daniel4; Kittel，Cecile M.M.4; Tøttrup，Christian4; Bauer-Gottwein，Peter1

2021-12-01

10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126933

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY   影响因子和分区

0022-1694

1879-2707

Natural conditions of surface water bodies and groundwater aquifers in the North China Plain (NCP) have been altered to meet the ever-growing human water demands. Several water resources management measures have been implemented in recent decades to alleviate groundwater depletion, maintain ecological resilience, and sustain agricultural production. This study aims to investigate their impacts on land water storage, and thus obtain a picture of the spatio-temporal variation of water resources over the NCP. Based on multi-mission earth observation datasets, i.e., altimetry (Sentinel-3), synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and spectral imagery (Sentinel-1/2), gravimetry (GRACE/-FO), and microwave sensors (IMERG), as well as reanalysis datasets, we investigate surface water storage (SWS), soil moisture water storage (SMS), and total water storage (TWS) changes. Groundwater storage (GWS) change is subsequently estimated as the residual of the total storage equation. Results show that TWS declined significantly over the past decades (−1.04 ± 0.05 cm/yr in 2004 to 2020), while SMS rebounded after a decreasing trend from 2004 to 2014. The spatial pattern of TWS variations depicts a particularly severe depletion along provincial boundaries. The SWS dynamics reveal that the volumes of three major NCP reservoirs (Guanting, Miyun, and Danjiangkou) increased significantly since around 2014 when the operation of the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route project (SNWDP-MR) started. Moreover, GWS maintained a depletion rate of −1.05 ± 0.08 cm/yr during 2004–2014 over the whole NCP, while the depletion rate accelerated during 2015–2020 (−1.88 ± 0.38 cm/yr). We also found that the GWS depletion in Beijing (−1.20 ± 0.10 cm/yr during 2004–2014 and −0.79 ± 0.44 cm/yr during 2015–2020) and its surrounding areas has been lowered possibly because of the SNWDP-MR. This study shows how multi-mission satellite earth observation products can be combined to monitor water resources at a regional scale and provide spatio-temporally resolved estimates of the impacts of human-induced changes in the inland water cycle.

GRACE/GRACE-FO North China Plain Sentinel-3 altimetry South-to-North Water diversion project Water resources

SCI ; EI

英语

通讯

EOForChina project[18-M01-DTU] ; ChinaWaterSense project[8087-00002B] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2018TFE0106500]

Engineering ; Geology ; Water Resources

Engineering, Civil ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Water Resources

WOS:000715326800001

ELSEVIER

20214511109756

Agriculture ; Aquifers ; Flood control ; Geodetic satellites ; Groundwater resources ; Hydrogeology ; Land use ; Landforms ; Microwave sensors ; Observatories ; Reservoirs (water) ; Surface waters ; Synthetic aperture radar

Urban and Regional Planning and Development:403 ; Surveying:405.3 ; Reservoirs:441.2 ; Flood Control:442.1 ; Surface Water:444.1 ; Groundwater:444.2 ; Geology:481.1 ; Soils and Soil Mechanics:483.1 ; Satellites:655.2 ; Radar Systems and Equipment:716.2 ; Control Instrumentation:732.2 ; Agricultural Equipment and Methods; Vegetation and Pest Control:821 ; Accidents and Accident Prevention:914.1

ENGINEERING

2-s2.0-85105528086

Scopus

1.Department of Environment Engineering,Technical University of Denmark,Kgs. Lyngby,2800,Denmark
2.Key Lab for Resources Use and Environmental Remediation,Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China
3.College of Resources and Environment,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China
4.DHI-GRAS,Hørsholm,2970,Denmark
5.School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,China

Liu，Jun,Jiang，Liguang,Zhang，Xingxing,et al. Impacts of water resources management on land water storage in the North China Plain: Insights from multi-mission earth observations[J]. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY,2021,603.

Liu，Jun.,Jiang，Liguang.,Zhang，Xingxing.,Druce，Daniel.,Kittel，Cecile M.M..,...&Bauer-Gottwein，Peter.(2021).Impacts of water resources management on land water storage in the North China Plain: Insights from multi-mission earth observations.JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY,603.

Liu，Jun,et al."Impacts of water resources management on land water storage in the North China Plain: Insights from multi-mission earth observations".JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY 603(2021).