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Temperature, precipitation and runoff prediction in the Yangtze River basin based on CMIP 6 multi-model

HE Xu1(), MIAO Zimei1,*(), TIAN Jiaxi2, YANG Liu1, ZHANG Zengxin1, ZHU Bin1   

  1. 1. Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Restoration, College of Ecology and Grassland, College of Soil and Water Conservation,Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    2. College of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
  • Received:2022-03-12 Revised:2022-05-07 Online:2024-03-30 Published:2024-04-08

Abstract:

【Objective】 This research aims to explore the impact of future climate change on predicted runoff trends in the Yangtze River basin and provide a basis for early flood warning and prevention measures in the Yangtze River basin and other regions. 【Method】 Temperature, precipitation and runoff in the Yangtze River basin from 1961 to 2014 were evaluated by using the multi-mode set average (MME) of the international coupled model intercomparison project phase 6 (CMIP 6) and the SWAT hydrological model and predicted under SSP1-1.9, SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5 emission scenarios from 2020 to 2099.【Result】 (1) Compared with the single model, MME showed better performance in simulating temperature and precipitation during historical periods, with a correlation coefficient with the observation value was >0.90. Further, MME simulated the spatial distribution of temperature and precipitation well. (2) The MME analysis showed that during 2020 and 2099, temperature and precipitation increases in the Yangtze River basin under all scenarios were <50% and <20%, respectively. Simulated temperature under the SSP5-8.5 scenario was 1.23 ℃ higher than that under the SSP1-1.9 scenario, and 0.99 ℃ higher than that under the SSP1-2.6 scenario. (3) Overall, future annual runoff of the entire Yangtze River basin increased significantly and reached 40 380 m3/s under the SSP5-5.8 scenario at the end of the 21st century.【Conclusion】 Temperature, precipitation and runoff in the Yangtze River basin are predicted to increase in the future, whereas flood disasters under low emission scenarios are relatively less likely.

Key words: Yangtze River basin, climate change, coupled model intercomparison project phase 6(CMIP 6), ensemble estimation, runoff simulation

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