描述2020年夏季在中国南部的洪水,以及对耕地的影响
Xi Chen1, Jinwei Dong1, Lin Huang1
1Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
iScience
|July 6, 2023
概括
气候变化增加了洪水的频率. 2020年的一项研究绘制了长江洪水的地图,揭示了4936平方公里被淹没,影响了2282平方公里的耕地,并突出了洪水范围的增加.
科学领域:
- 水文和气候科学 水文和气候科学
- 环境监测 环境监测
- 农业影响评估 农业影响评估
背景情况:
- 气候变化加剧了全球的洪水事件.
- 有效的洪水监测系统至关重要,但往往发展不足.
- 长江平原容易受到重大洪水事件的影响.
研究的目的:
- 描述2020年长江平原夏季洪水的范围和强度.
- 评估这些洪水对农业耕地的影响.
- 为区域洪水灾害评估和减缓战略提供参考.
主要方法:
- 使用协同映射框架进行洪水分析.
- 从2020年7月到8月的量化洪水范围和强度.
- 评估受洪水淹没的耕地和受影响盆地的损害水平.
主要成果:
- 洪水总面积达到了4936平方公里.
- 地区经历了一次 (1896平方公里),两次 (1382平方公里) 和三次 (1658平方公里) 的洪水.
- 2282平方公里的耕地被淹没,其中47%遭受了中等程度的破坏,主要是在波阳和东亭湖盆地.
- 2020年的洪水范围比2015-2019年的最大范围大29%.
结论:
- 在长江平原2020年夏季的洪水是广泛和强烈的.
- 农田,特别是湖盆地,遭受了严重的洪水和中等程度的损害.
- 调查结果强调了在气候变化中加强洪水监测和灾害应对的必要性.
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