衛星 の 観測 に よる と,世界 の 湖 の 水 量 は 広く 減少 し て いる
Fangfang Yao1, Ben Livneh1,2, Balaji Rajagopalan1,2
1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
まとめ
地球上の湖は 気候変動と人間の活動により 縮小しています 最大の湖の半分以上は 水量が減り 世界中で何十億もの人の水資源に 影響を及ぼしています
科学分野:
- 環境科学
- 水学
- 気候科学
背景:
- 湖は重要な淡水資源であり,地球の表面液体の淡水の87%を保持しています.
- 世界的な傾向と湖の量変化の要因はよく理解されていません.
- 気候変動と人間の活動が 湖の生態系に重大な脅威をもたらしています
研究 の 目的:
- 湖の容積の変化を分析する
- 湖の貯蔵量減少の主な要因を特定する.
- 世界水資源管理への影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 1972年最大の湖の衛星観測分析 (1992-2020年)
- 気候データと水文モデルの統合
- 自然な湖や貯水池の貯水量の変化を定量化する.
主要な成果:
- 分析された湖の53%は統計的に有意な貯蔵量減少を示した (1992-2020).
- 気候の温暖化,蒸発の増加,水の消費は自然湖の消失を促しています.
- 貯水池での貯蔵損失の主な原因は沈着です.
- 世界の人口の25%が 乾燥した湖の盆地に住んでいます
結論:
- 湖の水量減少は 世界的に広まった問題です
- 気候変動と人間の水の使用は 淡水不足の重要な要因です
- 持続可能な水管理には,気候と沈殿の影響も考慮する必要があります.
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