Socio-hydrological perspectives of the co-evolution of humans and groundwater in Cangzhou, North China Plain

Han, Songjun; Liu, Ye; Duan, Xianhui

doi:10.5194/hess-21-3619-2017

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“…The ranges of the boxplots are large, revealing high spatial heterogeneity in groundwater level decline rates in this region, due to different degrees of groundwater exploitation in different counties. For instance, in more recent periods, annual groundwater level declines in southwest of Hebei are more severe than other areas (Figure ), which can be explained by less efficient water use structure and management in comparison to Beijing and Tianjin in recent decades (e.g., Han et al ).…”

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Groundwater Level Analysis Using Regional Kendall Test for Trend with Spatial Autocorrelation

Fang

Sun²,

Jia

et al. 2018

Groundwater

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Assessment of historical evolution of groundwater levels is essential for understanding the anthropogenic impact on groundwater exploitation and developing response policies. In this study, regional groundwater level trend was addressed based on the regional Kendall test with correlated spatial data. With a limited number of data at one location, an exponential relation was proposed to be used to approximate covariances of a variable as a function of distances between locations. The effectiveness of the method was demonstrated using synthetic data experiments. The regional Kendall method was applied to assess evolution of groundwater levels and their annual decline rates in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei in China based on county-level data in 1959, 1984, 2005, and 2013. Results indicated that a continuing declining regional trend was shown in groundwater levels, revealing generally higher groundwater recharge rates than withdrawal rates in the study region. The annual groundwater decline rates presented a firstly increasing then decreasing regional trend, which is consistent with the environmental Kuznets curve. The earlier accelerating groundwater decline rate was attributed to supply-driven water resources management, whereas the reversed trend in accelerating groundwater decline rate in the latter period was due to many measures implemented to relieve local water stresses.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Groundwater Level Analysis Using Regional Kendall Test for Trend with Spatial Autocorrelation

Fang

Sun²,

Jia

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Groundwater

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“…However, it should be noted that precipitation increased significantly from 2003 to 2017, which may also contribute to the recent decline in irrigation water use. Uncertainties of future changes of irrigation water use may be introduced by more frequent droughts (Han et al, 2017; Tian et al, 2019).…”

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“…Taking Hebei Province as an example, groundwater withdrawal in 2017 accounted for 77.2% of the total water used in the province, and fed 73.7% of the irrigated area. Groundwater exploitation for irrigation has led to the severe depletion of the aquifer in the North China Plain (Han et al, 2017; Zheng et al, 2010). There has been general agreement in China about reducing groundwater exploitation, and reducing irrigation water use is inevitable.…”

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Current status and recent trend of irrigation water use in China^*

Han

Gao

2020

Irrigation and Drainage

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China's irrigation water use witnessed a continuously increasing trend from 1949 to 1990, while it has begun to show a decreasing one with fluctuations since then. During 2003-2013, the amount of agricultural water use, of which over 95% is for irrigation, increased to a peak value of 392 × 10 9 m 3. In 2017, it decreased to 377 × 10 9 m 3 and accounted for 62.3% of total water use for the whole of China. It can be concluded that irrigation water use has reached its limit in China. In the northern part of China, the water scarcity situation sets a cap on irrigation water use, which will have further competition from environmental water use. In the southern part of China, the limited amount of irrigable land sets a cap on irrigation water use, which will have further competition from urbanization. Water-saving policies and high-efficiency irrigation technologies have been adopted by the Chinese government as the national strategy for sustainable irrigation water use. The challenges of irrigation development faced by China are increasing water productivity to reduce water consumption in northwest China, reducing groundwater exploitation to restore aquifers in north China, increasing food production to ensure national food security in northeast China, and promoting water conservation to control pollution in the southern part of China.

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“…Meanwhile, by and large, groundwater irrigation is the primary irrigation source used across farmlands in the region. Thus, as a result of the excessive exploitation of groundwater, decreasing water availability for agricultural production has gradually restricted the sustainable development of local agriculture [ 4 – 6 ]. Concomitantly, the excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers threatens the ecological safety of the area [ 7 , 8 ] and may increase greenhouse gas emissions [ 9 ].…”

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Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer amount for best performance and highest economic return of winter wheat under limited irrigation conditions

Wang

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PLoS ONE

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Inappropriate water and fertilizer management can lead to unstable crop yields. Excessive fertilization can potentially cause soil degradation and nitrogen (N) leaching. The aim of this study was to explore the optimal N application rate on two wheat varieties with different nitrogen responding under limited water irrigation at three experimental sites in the Piedmont plain of the Taihang Mountains, China. A two-year field experiment was conducted to explore the effects of five N application rates (N0, N120, N180, N240, and N300) on winter wheat growth, leaf area index, aboveground biomass, grain yield, grain N accumulation, and net return. The results showed that N application rate significantly affected leaf area index, aboveground biomass, grain yield, and harvest index. Variety and variety × N rate interactions had a significant effect on few indicators. Compared with N0, N180 improved leaf area index, aboveground biomass, grain yield, and grain N accumulation. Compared with N240 and N300, N180 increased the harvest index and N harvest index, without significantly reducing grain yield or grain N accumulation, while enhancing a higher N use efficiency. Fertilizers applied in the ranges of 144.7–212.9 and 150.3–247.0 kg ha-1 resulted in the highest net return for the KN199 and JM585 varieties, respectively. Our study provides a sound theoretical basis for high-efficiency fertilizer utilization in sustainable winter wheat production in the Piedmont plains of the Taihang Mountains of China.

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Socio-hydrological perspectives of the co-evolution of humans and groundwater in Cangzhou, North China Plain

Abstract: Abstract. This paper presents a historical analysis from socio-hydrological perspectives of the coupled human-

Cited by 28 publications

References 24 publications

Groundwater Level Analysis Using Regional Kendall Test for Trend with Spatial Autocorrelation

Groundwater Level Analysis Using Regional Kendall Test for Trend with Spatial Autocorrelation

Current status and recent trend of irrigation water use in China^*

Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer amount for best performance and highest economic return of winter wheat under limited irrigation conditions

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Socio-hydrological perspectives of the co-evolution of humans and groundwater in Cangzhou, North China Plain

Abstract: Abstract. This paper presents a historical analysis from socio-hydrological perspectives of the coupled human-

Cited by 28 publications

References 24 publications

Groundwater Level Analysis Using Regional Kendall Test for Trend with Spatial Autocorrelation

Groundwater Level Analysis Using Regional Kendall Test for Trend with Spatial Autocorrelation

Current status and recent trend of irrigation water use in China*

Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer amount for best performance and highest economic return of winter wheat under limited irrigation conditions

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Current status and recent trend of irrigation water use in China^*