2020, 18(4):8-16.
Abstract:
To accurately calculate and evaluate the ecological flow of the Yellow River, six hydrological methods are used to analyze the process of ecological flow and the ecological flow deficit and its causes of formation from 1956 to 2013 in Jimai, Tang naihai, Guide, Lanzhou, Shizuishan, Longmen, Huayuankou, and Lijin stations. The results show that the ecological flow accounting is more sensitive to method select ion, among which the results of the Q 90_ Q 50 method are much higher compared to the other five methods. The ecological flow of 8 sections of the Yellow River is( 47± 9) , ( 273± 59) , ( 273 ± 53) , ( 456 ±103) , ( 433±94) , ( 473 ±124) , ( 639±172) and( 727 ±160) m3 / s, accounting for 36% ~ 43% o f the natural runoff, of w hich M ay to November accounts for 70% ~ 77% of the annual ecological flow. In the past 60 years, the most serious period of ecological flow deficit is from 1985 to 2003 in the mainstream of the Yellow River . The ecological flow deficit in Jimai, Tangnaihai, Guide, and Lanzhou sections mainly occurs in the dry season, while in Shizuishan, Longmen and Huayuankou sections mainly occur in the wet season, and L ijin section concentrated in the first half of the year. Human water consumption is the most important cause of ecological flow deficit, followed by climate change. In the future, it is necessary to comprehensively assess the ecolo gical flow ofthe mainstream and tributaries of the Yellow River with different methods, promote " accurate" water conservation, improve water reg ulation schemes, and minimize the risk of ecological flow deficit.