Identification of dominant climate factor for pan evaporation trend in the Tibetan Plateau | |
Liu X. M. ; Zheng H. X. ; Zhang M. H. ; Liu C. M. | |
2011 | |
关键词 | pan evaporation trend reference evapotranspiration attribution the Tibetan Plateau yellow-river basin potential evapotranspiration united-states complementary relationship hydrologic-cycle |
英文摘要 | Despite the observed increase in global temperature, observed pan evaporation in many regions has been decreasing over the past 50 years, which is known as the "pan evaporation paradox". The "pan evaporation paradox" also exists in the Tibetan Plateau, where pan evaporation has decreased by 3.06 mm a(-2) (millimeter per annum). It is necessary to explain the mechanisms behind the observed decline in pan evaporation because the Tibetan Plateau strongly influences climatic and environmental changes in China, Asia and even in the Northern Hemisphere. In this paper, a derivation based approach has been used to quantitatively assess the contribution rate of climate factors to the observed pan evaporation trend across the Tibetan Plateau. The results showed that, provided the other factors remain constant, the increasing temperature should have led to a 2.73 mm a(-2) increase in pan evaporation annually, while change in wind speed, vapor pressure and solar radiation should have led to a decrease in pan evaporation by 2.81 mm a(-2), 1.96 mm a(-2) and 1.11 mm a(-2) respectively from 1970 to 2005. The combined effects of the four climate variables have resulted in a 3.15 mm a(-2) decrease in pan evaporation, which is close to the observed pan evaporation trend with a relative error of 2.94%. A decrease in wind speed was the dominant factor for the decreasing pan evaporation, followed by an increasing vapor pressure and decreasing solar radiation, all of which offset the effect of increasing temperature across the Tibetan Plateau. |
出处 | Journal of Geographical Sciences |
卷 | 21 |
期 | 4 |
页 | 594-608 |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
ISSN号 | 1009-637X |
内容类型 | SCI/SSCI论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/23411] |
专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Liu X. M.,Zheng H. X.,Zhang M. H.,et al. Identification of dominant climate factor for pan evaporation trend in the Tibetan Plateau. 2011. |
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