Inicio  /  Water  /  Vol: 15 Par: 5 (2023)  /  Artículo
ARTÍCULO
TITULO

Historical Drought Events in the Early Years of Qing Dynasty in Shanxi Based on Hydrological Reconstructions

Yanping Qu    
Xuejun Zhang    
Jingyu Zeng    
Zhe Li and Juan Lv    

Resumen

Droughts are serious natural disasters that adversely affect water resources, agriculture, the economy, and the environment. Reconstructing historical drought records is necessary to assess the impact of droughts and their evolution and has become a top priority to support and improve sustainable water management decisions. In this study, we used Shanxi Province as the research area, and meteorological data from the early years of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty were reconstructed using historical rain and snow records. The Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model is driven by the reconstruction of historical meteorological data. The study area?s monthly runoff and soil water sequence from 1875 to 1879 were simulated, and the hydrology and soil of the ancient historical period were reproduced in the absence of data. The results show the following: (1) The idea of reconstructing hydrological parameters using historical data is feasible and the VIC model can be used to study drought characteristics under specific scenarios. (2) The proportions of areas with runoff depths less than 10 mm throughout Shanxi from 1875 to 1879 were 55%, 48%, 58%, 19%, and 30%. The annual runoff depth in each region from 1875 to 1877 was less than 60 mm. The hydrological drought from 1875 to 1877 was very serious, and the area covered by the drought was relatively large. (3) The annual average soil water content of various regions was stable between 150 and 510 mm from 1875 to 1879. The soil water content had no apparent interannual variation. The area with soil water content less than 180 mm accounted for ratios as high as 31%. This research provides new ideas for ancient drought research and a scientific basis for regional drought prevention, mitigation, and water resources management, and ensures the orderly progress of agricultural production activities.

 Artículos similares

       
 
Mohammed Baljon and Sunil Kumar Sharma    
Every farmer requires access to rainfall prediction (RP) to continue their exploration of harvest yield. The proper use of water assets, the successful collection of water, and the successful pre-growth of water construction all depend on an accurate ass... ver más
Revista: Water

 
Nunziarita Palazzolo, David J. Peres, Brunella Bonaccorso and Antonino Cancelliere    
Assessing and monitoring the spatial extent of drought is of key importance to forecasting the future evolution of drought conditions and taking timely preventive and mitigation measures. A commonly used approach in regional drought analysis involves spa... ver más
Revista: Water

 
Chongxun Mo, Peiyu Tang, Keke Huang, Xingbi Lei, Shufeng Lai, Juan Deng, Mengxiang Bao, Guikai Sun and Zhenxiang Xing    
Karst basins have a relatively low capacity for water retention, rendering them very vulnerable to drought hazards. However, karst geo-climatic features are highly spatially heterogeneous, making reliable drought assessment challenging. To account for ge... ver más
Revista: Water

 
Hamid Darabi, Ali Danandeh Mehr, Gülsen Kum, Mehmet Emin Sönmez, Cristina Alina Dumitrache, Khadija Diani, Ahmet Celebi and Ali Torabi Haghighi    
This study examined the spatiotemporal climate variability over the Ceyhan River basin in Southern Anatolia, Türkiye using historical rainfall and temperature observations recorded at 15 meteorology stations. Various statistical and geostatistical techni... ver más
Revista: Hydrology

 
Rama Bedri and Thomas Piechota    
Historical and future drought and surplus periods in the Colorado River basin are evaluated based on eight climate scenarios. Unimpaired streamflow from 17 stations in the Colorado River are evaluated based on U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamatio... ver más
Revista: Hydrology