Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation Recycling
Locally evaporated water vapor is an important source of precipitation in China. The spatiotemporal variation characteristics of the precipitation recycling ratio (<i>ρ</i>) in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) in 1979–2020 were calculated and analyzed, and the contribution of internal and e...
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| description | Locally evaporated water vapor is an important source of precipitation in China. The spatiotemporal variation characteristics of the precipitation recycling ratio (<i>ρ</i>) in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) in 1979–2020 were calculated and analyzed, and the contribution of internal and external cycling precipitation changes to the total precipitation changes in YRB under climate change was studied. The results show that the annual average <i>ρ</i> in YRB is approximately 10.3%, with the highest value of 21.8% in summer, lower than 10% in spring and autumn, and the lowest in winter, with only approximately 3.5%. Over the past 40 years, the annual average <i>ρ</i> in YRB has shown an increasing trend, with an increased rate of 0.4%/10a, especially in summer, with an increasing rate of 1.2%/10a. In terms of spatial distribution, <i>ρ</i> in YRB shows an obvious difference between the eastern and western regions, with that in the upstream western region being significantly higher than that in the downstream eastern region. The annual average <i>ρ</i> in the upstream region was 15–35% and can reach 20–50% in summer. The annual average <i>ρ</i> in the downstream region is below 10%. In general, precipitation formed by advection moisture accounts for the majority of the total precipitation in YRB. From 1979 to 2020, the annual precipitation in YRB showed an increasing trend. The cumulative increase is about 47.4 mm, of which 68.9% was contributed by local evaporation, and 31.1% was contributed by external moisture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84d5b3e1757c40d99fae8fe9a359cdf32023-11-18T17:47:46ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412023-06-011513240710.3390/w15132407Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation RecyclingXiucang Li0Ping Wu1National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, ChinaNational Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, ChinaLocally evaporated water vapor is an important source of precipitation in China. The spatiotemporal variation characteristics of the precipitation recycling ratio (<i>ρ</i>) in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) in 1979–2020 were calculated and analyzed, and the contribution of internal and external cycling precipitation changes to the total precipitation changes in YRB under climate change was studied. The results show that the annual average <i>ρ</i> in YRB is approximately 10.3%, with the highest value of 21.8% in summer, lower than 10% in spring and autumn, and the lowest in winter, with only approximately 3.5%. Over the past 40 years, the annual average <i>ρ</i> in YRB has shown an increasing trend, with an increased rate of 0.4%/10a, especially in summer, with an increasing rate of 1.2%/10a. In terms of spatial distribution, <i>ρ</i> in YRB shows an obvious difference between the eastern and western regions, with that in the upstream western region being significantly higher than that in the downstream eastern region. The annual average <i>ρ</i> in the upstream region was 15–35% and can reach 20–50% in summer. The annual average <i>ρ</i> in the downstream region is below 10%. In general, precipitation formed by advection moisture accounts for the majority of the total precipitation in YRB. From 1979 to 2020, the annual precipitation in YRB showed an increasing trend. The cumulative increase is about 47.4 mm, of which 68.9% was contributed by local evaporation, and 31.1% was contributed by external moisture.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/13/2407Yangtze River Basinprecipitationprecipitation recycling ratioevaporationspatiotemporal variations |
| spellingShingle | Xiucang Li Ping Wu Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation Recycling Water Yangtze River Basin precipitation precipitation recycling ratio evaporation spatiotemporal variations |
| title | Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation Recycling |
| title_full | Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation Recycling |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation Recycling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation Recycling |
| title_short | Contribution of Evaporation to Precipitation Changes in the Yangtze River Basin—Precipitation Recycling |
| title_sort | contribution of evaporation to precipitation changes in the yangtze river basin precipitation recycling |
| topic | Yangtze River Basin precipitation precipitation recycling ratio evaporation spatiotemporal variations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/13/2407 |
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