Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China
In this research, the regional extreme-dry-spell frequency in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) is studied by the L-moments method. The research area has been divided into three subregions (regions 1, 2 and 3), which have been identified as homogenous regions. The results of a goodn...
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| author | She, D-X. Xia, J. Zhang, D. Ye, A.Z. Sood, Aditya |
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| description | In this research, the regional extreme-dry-spell frequency in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) is studied by the L-moments method. The research area has been divided into three subregions (regions 1, 2 and 3), which have been identified as homogenous regions. The results of a goodness-of-fit test indicate that a generalized normal distribution is the optimal regional model for regions 1 and 2 whereas a generalized Pareto distribution is the optimal regional model for region 3. The return period analysis figures out that the maximum length-of-dry-spell (MxDS) values increase from south to north in the southern part and increase from northeast to southwest in the northern part of the middle reaches of the YRB under different return periods. The increments of quantiles of dry spell under different return levels indicate that drought risk in region 1 is higher than that in regions 2 and 3. The analysis of the occurrence day of MxDS shows that MxDS mostly occurred during winter of 1998 and spring of 1999 in most stations during the considered period. By comparing summer MxDS events, it can be found that mean MxDS values have slightly increased in regions 1 and 2 during the last five decades. The maximum mean MxDS values appeared in the 2000s for regions 1 and 2 and in the 1990s for region 3. The atmospheric circulation shows that the positive anomaly centre in the west of North China, negative anomaly centre in the east of North China and the strong western Pacific subtropical high led to the decrease of precipitation in North China during the summer of 1997. |
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| spelling | CGSpace403132025-06-17T08:23:50Z Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China She, D-X. Xia, J. Zhang, D. Ye, A.Z. Sood, Aditya river basins frequency analysis analytical methods climate change precipitation drought flooding In this research, the regional extreme-dry-spell frequency in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) is studied by the L-moments method. The research area has been divided into three subregions (regions 1, 2 and 3), which have been identified as homogenous regions. The results of a goodness-of-fit test indicate that a generalized normal distribution is the optimal regional model for regions 1 and 2 whereas a generalized Pareto distribution is the optimal regional model for region 3. The return period analysis figures out that the maximum length-of-dry-spell (MxDS) values increase from south to north in the southern part and increase from northeast to southwest in the northern part of the middle reaches of the YRB under different return periods. The increments of quantiles of dry spell under different return levels indicate that drought risk in region 1 is higher than that in regions 2 and 3. The analysis of the occurrence day of MxDS shows that MxDS mostly occurred during winter of 1998 and spring of 1999 in most stations during the considered period. By comparing summer MxDS events, it can be found that mean MxDS values have slightly increased in regions 1 and 2 during the last five decades. The maximum mean MxDS values appeared in the 2000s for regions 1 and 2 and in the 1990s for region 3. The atmospheric circulation shows that the positive anomaly centre in the west of North China, negative anomaly centre in the east of North China and the strong western Pacific subtropical high led to the decrease of precipitation in North China during the summer of 1997. 2014-08-15 2014-06-13T14:47:22Z 2014-06-13T14:47:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40313 en Limited Access Wiley She, D-X.; Xia, J.; Zhang, D.; Ye, A-Z.; Sood, Aditya. 2013. Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China. Hydrological Processes, 14p. (Online first). doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9930 |
| spellingShingle | river basins frequency analysis analytical methods climate change precipitation drought flooding She, D-X. Xia, J. Zhang, D. Ye, A.Z. Sood, Aditya Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China |
| title | Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China |
| title_full | Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China |
| title_fullStr | Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China |
| title_short | Regional extreme-dry-spell frequency analysis using the L-moments method in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, China |
| title_sort | regional extreme dry spell frequency analysis using the l moments method in the middle reaches of the yellow river basin china |
| topic | river basins frequency analysis analytical methods climate change precipitation drought flooding |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40313 |
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