Response of Yellow River subaerial delta erosion and accretion to climate change and human activities in the past 30 years

MA Yue; CHEN Jianbin; YU Yongqing; WANG Yamei; WANG Guoyang; HUANG Yuanyuan; LYU Yanling; DING Dong

doi:10.16028/j.1009-2722.2023.248

2024 Vol. 40, No. 9

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MA Yue, CHEN Jianbin, YU Yongqing, WANG Yamei, WANG Guoyang, HUANG Yuanyuan, LYU Yanling, DING Dong. Response of Yellow River subaerial delta erosion and accretion to climate change and human activities in the past 30 years[J]. Marine Geology Frontiers, 2024, 40(9): 49-62. doi: 10.16028/j.1009-2722.2023.248

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MA Yue, CHEN Jianbin, YU Yongqing, WANG Yamei, WANG Guoyang, HUANG Yuanyuan, LYU Yanling, DING Dong. Response of Yellow River subaerial delta erosion and accretion to climate change and human activities in the past 30 years[J]. Marine Geology Frontiers, 2024, 40(9): 49-62. doi: 10.16028/j.1009-2722.2023.248

Response of Yellow River subaerial delta erosion and accretion to climate change and human activities in the past 30 years

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College of Marine Geoscience, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Shandong Research Institute Yellow River Delta Sustainable Development, Dongying 257000, China
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East China Branch of SINOPEC, Dongying 257000, China
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Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao 266237, China
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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques of Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

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Corresponding author: DING Dong, dingdong@ouc.edu.cn

Received Date: 27 October 2023

Publish Date: 28 September 2024

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In the past 30 years, affected by global climate change and intensified human activities in the basin, the response of the Yellow River Delta land erosion-accretion process to the water circulation system of the Yellow River Basin has become more significant. Based on Google Earth Engine and long-term series of Landsat images, combined with long-term meteorological and hydrological measurement data in the basin, this research quantitatively studies the response of the Yellow River subaerial delta erosion and accretion to climate change and human activities in the past 30 years. The research found that in the 30 years from 1993 to 2022, the land area of the Yellow River Delta experienced a stage of first increasing, then decreasing and then fluctuating increase. The current river mouth bank section is the main accretion area, and the land area increases by about 1.67 km² per year. The Diaokou river bank section is the main erosion area. area, the land area decreases by about 2.15 km² per year; there is a negative phase relationship with a period of 4～5 years between the changes in sediment loads and river mouth area during the natural water and sediment transport period (1993-2001); multiple regression analysis shows that the natural water and sediment during the period (1993-2001), climate change dominated the erosion and accretion of the river mouth. During the artificial Water-Sediment Regulation Scheme period (2002-2022), the impact of human activities was far greater than climate change.
- Yellow River Delta /
- erosion-accretion /
- climate change /
- impact of human activities /
- Google Earth Engine

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