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Spatial and Temporal Change in Meteorological Drought in Gansu Province from 1969 to 2018 Based on REOF

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  • Yuxuan Wang

    (School of Geosciences, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China)

  • Fan Deng

    (School of Geosciences, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China)

  • Yongxiang Cai

    (School of Geosciences, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
    Key Laboratory of Engineering Geophysical Prospecting and Detection of Chinese Geophysical Society, Wuhan 430100, China)

  • Yi Zhao

    (Exploration Department of Huabei Oil Field Company, PetroChina, Renqiu 062552, China)

Abstract

Meteorological drought is one of the most serious natural disasters, and its impact in arid and semi-arid areas is significant. In order to explore the temporal and spatial distribution of meteorological disasters in Gansu Province, we first calculated the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) based on the monthly meteorological data from 1969 to 2018 and extracted the drought events through the theory of runs. Then, REOF rotation orthogonal decomposition was performed to divide the study area into five climatic subregions. With each subregion as the basic unit, the variation characteristics and evolution trends of drought events at different time scales were compared based on the B-G segmentation algorithm (BG-algorithm). Finally, a correlation analysis was conducted to explore the driving factors of drought events in each subregion. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) The cumulative duration of drought in the study area showed a slight increase trend (0.475 day/decade) and a 19-year main cycle. The drought intensity showed a trend of first easing and then intensifying, especially after 2000; the drought intensified significantly and showed a spatial trend of decreasing drought in the northwest and worsening drought in the southeast. (2) The cumulative contribution rate of the first five modes of REOF decomposition was 64.46%, and the study was divided into five arid subregions: the Hexi region, middle Hedong region, eastern Hedong region, Wushaoling region and western Hedong region. (3) The meteorological drought in the Hexi region has eased significantly since 1988. In the eastern, central and western parts of the Yellow River, drought intensification was observed to have occurred in different degrees (0.12/decade, 0.129/decade, and 0.072/decade). The meteorological drought in the Wuelyaling region has alleviated significantly with a watershed region formed between drought alleviation and drought intensification. (4) Seasonally, the eastern Hedong region showed a significant trend of drought in spring, but the opposite in autumn. The trend of climate drying was obvious in the spring and summer, rather than in autumn and winter. The spring drought trend is the most obvious in the middle of the Hedong region. (5) The meteorological drought in the study area was affected by local climatic factors and circulation factors, but there were significant differences in the responses of different arid subregions to these factors.

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  • Yuxuan Wang & Fan Deng & Yongxiang Cai & Yi Zhao, 2023. "Spatial and Temporal Change in Meteorological Drought in Gansu Province from 1969 to 2018 Based on REOF," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-17, June.
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