[Spatio-temporal variation of water yield and its response to precipitation and land use change in the Yellow River Basin based on InVEST model].
Jie Yang, Baopeng Xie, Degang Zhang
Abstract
. The average water yield depth of permanent glacier and snow land was the largest in the whole basin. Grassland was the main contributor to the total water yield of the whole basin, providing 62.6% of the total water yield. Land use/cover change had moderate effect on water yield.
Topics & Concepts
Structural basinEnvironmental scienceHydrology (agriculture)PrecipitationDrainage basinYield (engineering)Land coverWater resourcesWater supplyGrasslandWater useSpatial variabilityLand useGeographyEcologyGeologyEnvironmental engineeringMathematicsCartographyStatisticsPaleontologyBiologyMeteorologyMetallurgyGeotechnical engineeringMaterials scienceWater Resources and ManagementWater Resources and SustainabilityEnvironmental Changes in China