Human alteration of global surface water storage variability

SW Cooley, JC Ryan, LC Smith - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Knowing the extent of human influence on the global hydrological cycle is essential for the
sustainability of freshwater resources on Earth,. However, a lack of water level observations …

Are global influences of cascade dams affecting river water temperature and fish ecology?

S Soomro, X Shi, J Guo, S Ke, C Hu, M Asad… - Applied Water …, 2023 - Springer
Global warming is affecting animal populations worldwide, through chronic temperature
increases and an increase in the frequency of extreme heatwave events. Reservoirs are …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive geospatial database of nearly 100 000 reservoirs in China

C Song, C Fan, J Zhu, J Wang, Y Sheng… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
With rapid population growth and socioeconomic development over the last century, a great
number of dams/reservoirs have been constructed globally to meet various needs. China …

Gainers and losers of surface and terrestrial water resources in China during 1989–2016

X Wang, X **ao, Z Zou, J Dong, Y Qin… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Data and knowledge of the spatial-temporal dynamics of surface water area (SWA) and
terrestrial water storage (TWS) in China are critical for sustainable management of water …

Deriving scaling factors using a global hydrological model to restore GRACE total water storage changes for China's Yangtze River Basin

D Long, Y Yang, Y Wada, Y Hong, W Liang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study used a global hydrological model (GHM), PCR-GLOBWB, which simulates
surface water storage changes, natural and human induced groundwater storage changes …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the Three Gorges Dam on the hydrology and ecology of the Yangtze River

X Zhang, Z Dong, H Gupta, G Wu, D Li - Water, 2016 - mdpi.com
Construction and operation of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) has significantly altered the
downstream hydrological regime along the Yangtze River, which has in turn affected the …

Monitoring decadal lake dynamics across the Yangtze Basin downstream of Three Gorges Dam

J Wang, Y Sheng, TSD Tong - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze River Basin downstream of China's Three Gorges Dam
(TGD)(thereafter referred to as “downstream” basin) hosts the largest cluster of freshwater …

Contrasting influences of human activities on hydrological drought regimes over China based on high‐resolution simulations

X Yang, M Zhang, X He, L Ren, M Pan… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
How human activities have altered hydrological droughts (streamflow deficits) in China
during the past five decades (1961–2016) is investigated using the latest version (v2. 0) of …

Rapid and large changes in coastal wetland structure in China's four major river deltas

X Wang, X **ao, X Zhang, J Wu, B Li - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal wetlands provide essential ecosystem goods and services but are extremely
vulnerable to sea‐level rise, extreme climate, and human activities, especially the coastal …

Improved maps of surface water bodies, large dams, reservoirs, and lakes in China

X Wang, X **ao, Y Qin, J Dong, J Wu… - Earth System Science …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Data and knowledge of surface water bodies (SWB), including large lakes and reservoirs
(surface water areas> 1 km 2) are critical for the management and sustainability of water …