Spatial–temporal variation analysis of water storage and its impacts on ecology and environment in high‐intensity coal mining areas

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ID21647488
AuthorsYilin Sun (0000-0001-6129-4290, College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Beijing PR China), Jinbao Jiang (0000-0001-8743-7624, College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Beijing PR China, corresponding author), Fei Yang (0000-0001-8675-6076, College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Beijing PR China, corresponding author), Xuhui Chen (0000-0002-9791-2051, Ministry of Ecology and Environment Center for Satellite Application on Ecology and Environment Beijing PR China), Zijian Yu (College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Beijing PR China), Qiyu Guo (College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Beijing PR China), Yinpeng Zhao (College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Beijing PR China)
Year2023
Volume34
Issue2
Pages338-352
Publication date2023-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLand Degradation and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1085-3278 • E-ISSN: 1099-145X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ldr.4462
OpenAlexW4294391363
LanguageEN
References cited59

In common with other important coal bases in northwestern China, the hydrology and ecology and environment of Ordos, northern Shaanxi (Shanbei), and Shanxi Provinces have much. Terrestrial water storage anomaly (TWSA), soil moisture anomaly (SMA), and groundwater storage anomaly (GWSA), are important water storage qualities that play a critical role in the distribution and growth of vegetation. In this paper, multi‐source remote sensing data were used to analyze the spatial–temporal changes and relationships of water storage, ecology and environment from 2002 to 2020. The numerical results showed the TWSA and GWSA in the study area had a declining trend and the rates were −7.512 mm yr ‐1 and −8.268 mm yr ‐1 , respectively. On the contrary, the SMS showed an increasing trend, and the rate was 0.840 mm yr ‐1 . By trend variation and correlation analysis, we found GWSA is the main part in the variation of TWSA. By further analysis, it was found that the climate factors are not the major factors causing the variation of GWSA, but coal mining and artificial irrigation activities, which are especially clear in the Taihang Mountains in eastern Shanxi Province. The ecology and environment have been improving, and water storage and climate factors have played a different role in different regions. The warm climate conditions and the increased 0–40 cm of soil water have promoted the growth of vegetation and the improvement of the ecology and environment. The research results are helpful to understand the impacts of water storage on the ecology and environment in high‐intensity coal mining areas

China · Geography · Groundwater · Physical geography · Water storage · Climate change and permafrost · Environmental Science · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements · Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography

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