Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation index

Based on the monthly precipitation data of 57 stations in the Loess Plateau from 1961 to 2018, this paper introduces the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and several assessment indicators of droughts and floods to study the temporal characteristics of the frequencies, the trend characteristics...

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Main Authors: Changde LI, Lei WANG, Xiaoxia LI, Qisan LI, Zhen CHANG, Zhen MA
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Language:zho
Published: Editorial Office of Torrential Rain and Disasters 2020-10-01
Series:暴雨灾害
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Online Access:http://www.byzh.org.cn/cn/article/doi/10.3969/j.issn.1004-9045.2020.05.011
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author Changde LI
Lei WANG
Xiaoxia LI
Qisan LI
Zhen CHANG
Zhen MA
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Lei WANG
Xiaoxia LI
Qisan LI
Zhen CHANG
Zhen MA
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description Based on the monthly precipitation data of 57 stations in the Loess Plateau from 1961 to 2018, this paper introduces the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and several assessment indicators of droughts and floods to study the temporal characteristics of the frequencies, the trend characteristics, the changes of the range and intensity of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau. The spatial and topographical distribution characteristics of annual and summer frequencies and variable trend of droughts and floods are also obtained. The research shows that the droughts frequency of the Loess Plateau is higher than that of floods, the frequencies of summer droughts and summer floods are the highest among the seasons, severe droughts often occur in summer and spring, severe floods often occur in spring and autumn. Overall, the Loess Plateau tends to be arid in the past 58 years, and the trends are also the same in seasons and months. Droughts and floods alternately appeared in the 1960s and 1980s, the number and the intensity of droughts increased in the 1990s. Since the beginning of the 2000s, the drought has eased, and there is a change from drought to flood in the 2010s.The ratio of drought stations and the intensity of drought tend to increase and then decrease, while the ratio of flood stations and the intensity of flood tend to decrease and then increase. In the 1990s, the drought was the heaviest, while in the 1960s, the flood was the heaviest. The zone where droughts and floods happened frequently and the area of significant trend are also obtained by the research, frequencies of droughts and floods in the undulating terrain are generally higher than that in the gentle terrain in summer.
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spelling doaj.art-c9e0474c830c4716a26fdfc4d7bd39e72023-07-06T04:41:35ZzhoEditorial Office of Torrential Rain and Disasters暴雨灾害2097-21642020-10-0139552453110.3969/j.issn.1004-9045.2020.05.0112692Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation indexChangde LI0Lei WANG1Xiaoxia LI2Qisan LI3Zhen CHANG4Zhen MA5Meteorological Bureau of Pingliang, Pingliang 744000Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225Meteorological Bureau of Pingliang, Pingliang 744000Meteorological Bureau of Baiyin, Baiyin 730900Meteorological Bureau of Pingliang, Pingliang 744000Meteorological Bureau of Pingliang, Pingliang 744000Based on the monthly precipitation data of 57 stations in the Loess Plateau from 1961 to 2018, this paper introduces the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and several assessment indicators of droughts and floods to study the temporal characteristics of the frequencies, the trend characteristics, the changes of the range and intensity of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau. The spatial and topographical distribution characteristics of annual and summer frequencies and variable trend of droughts and floods are also obtained. The research shows that the droughts frequency of the Loess Plateau is higher than that of floods, the frequencies of summer droughts and summer floods are the highest among the seasons, severe droughts often occur in summer and spring, severe floods often occur in spring and autumn. Overall, the Loess Plateau tends to be arid in the past 58 years, and the trends are also the same in seasons and months. Droughts and floods alternately appeared in the 1960s and 1980s, the number and the intensity of droughts increased in the 1990s. Since the beginning of the 2000s, the drought has eased, and there is a change from drought to flood in the 2010s.The ratio of drought stations and the intensity of drought tend to increase and then decrease, while the ratio of flood stations and the intensity of flood tend to decrease and then increase. In the 1990s, the drought was the heaviest, while in the 1960s, the flood was the heaviest. The zone where droughts and floods happened frequently and the area of significant trend are also obtained by the research, frequencies of droughts and floods in the undulating terrain are generally higher than that in the gentle terrain in summer.http://www.byzh.org.cn/cn/article/doi/10.3969/j.issn.1004-9045.2020.05.011the loess plateauspiintensity of droughts and floodsfrequency of droughts and floods
spellingShingle Changde LI
Lei WANG
Xiaoxia LI
Qisan LI
Zhen CHANG
Zhen MA
Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation index
暴雨灾害
the loess plateau
spi
intensity of droughts and floods
frequency of droughts and floods
title Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation index
title_full Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation index
title_fullStr Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation index
title_full_unstemmed Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation index
title_short Temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the Loess Plateau based on standardized precipitation index
title_sort temporal and spatial characteristics of droughts and floods in the loess plateau based on standardized precipitation index
topic the loess plateau
spi
intensity of droughts and floods
frequency of droughts and floods
url http://www.byzh.org.cn/cn/article/doi/10.3969/j.issn.1004-9045.2020.05.011
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