Effects of irrigation and canal networks on groundwater–land surface interactions in the middle Heihe River Basin, China

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Názov: Effects of irrigation and canal networks on groundwater–land surface interactions in the middle Heihe River Basin, China
Autori: Zheng Lu, Shuyan Peng, Tingting Wu, Jiaxin Lei, Jiaxing Wei, Xiaofan Yang
Zdroj: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, Vol 60, Iss , Pp 102532- (2025)
Informácie o vydavateľovi: Elsevier, 2025.
Rok vydania: 2025
Zbierka: LCC:Physical geography
LCC:Geology
Predmety: Irrigation, Water cycle, Water resources management, Integrated hydrologic modeling, Groundwater–land surface interactions, Physical geography, GB3-5030, Geology, QE1-996.5
Popis: Study region: Heihe River Basin, a typical endorheic river basin in northwest China. Study focus: Agriculture is the highest water-consuming sector, utilizing approximately 70 % of available water resources, predominantly for irrigation purposes. However, limited studies have explicitly diagnosed the role of agriculture managements (such as irrigation and canal networks) on the water–energy cycles of the agriculture system. This study presents a suite of numerical experiments to analyze the effects of irrigation and canal networks on groundwater–land surface interactions using a 3D, fully integrated hydrologic model. The model has been validated against both observations and spatially distributed products, confirming its reliability in simulating regional hydrologic dynamics. New hydrologic insight for the region: The findings reveal that irrigation expanded the shallow water table depths (WTD) zone by 30 % and increased summer and fall streamflow by approximately 10 %. Additionally, irrigation substantially reduced soil temperature at WTD of 0.01–10 m (i.e., cooling effect), altering the strong correlations between water table depth and latent heat flux. Moreover, irrigation canals heightened streamflow peaks, and increased spatial variability in surface heat flux differences, particularly in sensible heat flux, even causing localized reversals. This study provides scientific evidence in understanding the role of agriculture activities in local water resources management.
Druh dokumentu: article
Popis súboru: electronic resource
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 2214-5818
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221458182500357X; https://doaj.org/toc/2214-5818
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102532
Prístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/85a68e624f2a4c1dab0992c8a14a7062
Prístupové číslo: edsdoj.85a68e624f2a4c1dab0992c8a14a7062
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Abstrakt:Study region: Heihe River Basin, a typical endorheic river basin in northwest China. Study focus: Agriculture is the highest water-consuming sector, utilizing approximately 70 % of available water resources, predominantly for irrigation purposes. However, limited studies have explicitly diagnosed the role of agriculture managements (such as irrigation and canal networks) on the water–energy cycles of the agriculture system. This study presents a suite of numerical experiments to analyze the effects of irrigation and canal networks on groundwater–land surface interactions using a 3D, fully integrated hydrologic model. The model has been validated against both observations and spatially distributed products, confirming its reliability in simulating regional hydrologic dynamics. New hydrologic insight for the region: The findings reveal that irrigation expanded the shallow water table depths (WTD) zone by 30 % and increased summer and fall streamflow by approximately 10 %. Additionally, irrigation substantially reduced soil temperature at WTD of 0.01–10 m (i.e., cooling effect), altering the strong correlations between water table depth and latent heat flux. Moreover, irrigation canals heightened streamflow peaks, and increased spatial variability in surface heat flux differences, particularly in sensible heat flux, even causing localized reversals. This study provides scientific evidence in understanding the role of agriculture activities in local water resources management.
ISSN:22145818
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102532