KMS Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS
| Functions of traditional ponds in altering sediment budgets in the hilly area of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China | |
Lu, Mingquan; Ma, Maohua ; Wang, Yu; Chen, Chundi; Chen, Jilong; Wu, Shengjun
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| 2019-03-25 | |
| 摘要 | The landscape pattern will affect the sediment transport process. The cluster of ponds is a common landscape, which has traditionally been used for irrigation in the hilly area of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR). However, little is known about how the landscape elements temporally changed over the past decades and if the ponds can be applied to function in balancing watershed sediments against soil erosion. The Jinglingxi watershed, covering 20.5 km(2), was selected as the study area. The changes in pond number, surface area, and drainage catchment were analyzed with aid of high-resolution typographical map and unmanned aerial vehicles imagery. The spatial WaTEM/SEDEM model was developed to simulate watershed soil erosion and sediment deposition under the absence and presence of water bodies scenarios. Results from different simulation scenarios were compared and revealed the napping effects of the multi-pond system. From 1983 to 2016, the number and total area of ponds roughly doubled. The density reached 30 ponds/km(2). From 1983 to 2016, the total drainage area of ponds increased from 13.22% to 35.4% of the whole watershed. The sediments deposited at the bottom of ponds can indicate the past specific sediment yield (SSY) in drainage catchments. Our results suggest that the multi-pond system not only reduce watershed sediment expont but also alter the sediment deposition in different land uses. The reduced sediments export is expected to prolong the service life of downstream reservoirs at the expectancy of ponds' storage capacities. The ecological compensation from downstream reservoirs' revenues to upstream regions should be established to drive dredging actions for the upstream ponds. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| 关键词 | Sediment yield Multi-pond system WaTEM/SEDEM Three Gorges reservoir area Unmanned aerial vehicles imagery |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.017 |
| 发表期刊 | SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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| ISSN | 0048-9697 |
| 卷号 | 658页码:537-549 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000456175700052 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
