Irrigation, damming, and streamflow fluctuations of the Yellow River

Yin, Zun; Ottlé, Catherine; Ciais, Philippe; Zhou, Feng; Wang, Xuhui; Jan, Polcher; Dumas, Patrice; Peng, Shushi; Li, Laurent; Zhou, Xudong; Bo, Yan; Xi, Yi; Piao, Shilong

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1133-2021

Articles | Volume 25, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1133-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1133-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 25, issue 3

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05 Mar 2021

Research article |

| 05 Mar 2021

Irrigation, damming, and streamflow fluctuations of the Yellow River

Zun Yin, Catherine Ottlé, Philippe Ciais, Feng Zhou, Xuhui Wang, Polcher Jan, Patrice Dumas, Shushi Peng, Laurent Li, Xudong Zhou, Yan Bo, Yi Xi, and Shilong Piao

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RC1: 'review of hess-2020-7', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 May 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee #1', Zun Yin, 06 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Evaluation of “Irrigation, damming, and streamflow fluctuations of the Yellow River” by Yin et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee #2', Zun Yin, 06 Aug 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (10 Aug 2020) by Xing Yuan

AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (12 Aug 2020) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Aug 2020) by Xing Yuan

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (24 Oct 2020) by Xing Yuan

AR by Zun Yin on behalf of the Authors (05 Jan 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (10 Jan 2021) by Xing Yuan

Short summary

We improved the irrigation module in a land surface model ORCHIDEE and developed a dam operation model with the aim to investigate how irrigation and dams affect the streamflow fluctuations of the Yellow River. Results show that irrigation mainly reduces the annual river flow. The dam operation, however, mainly affects streamflow variation. By considering two generic operation rules, flood control and base flow guarantee, our dam model can sustainably improve the simulation accuracy.