Runoff responses to climate change in China's Buyuan River Basin,River Research and Applications

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Runoff responses to climate change in China's Buyuan River Basin
River Research and Applications ( IF 1.7 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 , DOI: 10.1002/rra.3785
Xu Yuan ₁ , Ying Lu _{1,

2} , Li Jiang ₁ , Siqi Liang ₁ , Yongjian Jiang ₁ , Fujin Xiao ₁

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Climate change has affected the dynamics of the water cycle and its consequent effects on water resources in many regions. The Buyuan River, the largest tributary of the Upper Mekong River, is one of the regions with the strongest climate change in the Mekong River Basin, and its cross-border impact on water resources has received increasing attention. However, few studies have focused on the runoff responses to future climate change in the Buyuan River Basin (BRB). In this study, the MIKE SHE model was applied to estimate the runoff of the BRB, based on climate-change scenarios from the Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model (BCC-CSM1-1) under two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). The simulations predicted a slight decrease in the mean annual runoff of the BRB under the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios (2020–2049) compared with the reference period (1959–2012), with an increase in the magnitude of inter-annual variation, leading to increased deficit and surplus during dry and wet years. The simulations predicted the earlier maximum monthly runoff and a more evenly distributed annual distribution of the runoff under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios as compared to the reference period. The arrival of the flood season in the BRB was advanced by a month under future climate-change scenarios. The results showed that the average annual runoff of the BRB does not change significantly under future climate-change scenarios. However, there are obvious changes in the inter-annual and intra-annual distribution of the runoff.

更新日期：2021-03-16

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