密西西比河洪水危险的气候控制被河流工程强化
Samuel E Munoz1,2,3, Liviu Giosan1, Matthew D Therrell4
1Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA.
Nature
|April 6, 2018
概括
在过去的500年里, 河流工程显著扩大了密西西比河的洪水量. 气候变化也起到作用, 但人类的改变是增加洪水危险的主要驱动因素.
科学领域:
- 水文学
- 气候科学
- 河流工程
背景情况:
- 世界上主要的河流是为了控制洪水,发电和导航而设计的.
- 密西西比河的修改影响了沉积物和道形态,并对洪水危险产生了争论.
- 简短的仪器记录限制了对河流自然变化和洪水风险的理解.
研究的目的:
- 评估气候变化和河流工程对密西西比河洪水危险的影响,
- 量化人类对洪水增加的影响.
- 了解气候动态与河流管理在洪水风险中的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 500年来洪水频率和规模的多代理重建.
- 气候变化模式的分析,包括厄尔尼诺-南方振荡和大西洋多年振荡.
- 洪水规模的变化归因于河流工程和气候因素.
主要成果:
- 密西西比河的洪水风险趋势是由气候变化 (ENSO,AMO) 调节的.
- 在过去的一个世纪里, 人工道已经扩大了洪水的规模.
- 在过去的五个世纪中,百年洪水量增加了20%,其中75%归因于河流工程.
结论:
- 人类对密西西比河系统的改变,与气候变化相互作用,增加了洪水危险.
- 河流工程是近期洪水增大的主要因素.
- 在过去的500年里, 密西西比河下游的洪水危险水平是前所未有的.
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