Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, China

In this study, the temporal and spatial variations of groundwater drought using a Standardized Groundwater Level Index (SGI) were analyzed based on 40 monthly groundwater level observation wells from 1989 to 2012 in Jiangsu Province, China. Meteorological drought, calculated by the Standardized Prec...

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Main Authors: Bo Liu, Xiangqian Zhou, Wei Li, Chengpeng Lu, Longcang Shu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
SPI
SGI
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/11/480
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spelling doaj-15243f17ca284d18ace379fe69d718d32020-11-24T23:51:57ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412016-10-0181148010.3390/w8110480w8110480Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, ChinaBo Liu0Xiangqian Zhou1Wei Li2Chengpeng Lu3Longcang Shu4College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaCollege of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaCollege of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaCollege of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaCollege of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaIn this study, the temporal and spatial variations of groundwater drought using a Standardized Groundwater Level Index (SGI) were analyzed based on 40 monthly groundwater level observation wells from 1989 to 2012 in Jiangsu Province, China. Meteorological drought, calculated by the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), was also included to reveal its propagation and impact on the groundwater drought process. Results showed that the southern region of Jiangsu faced more frequent groundwater droughts and lower intensity, while the northern region faced less frequent groundwater drought with higher intensity. Furthermore, the cross-correlation between the spatial average of SGI and SPI for SPI accumulation periods of q = 1 to 12 was computed. The relationship between SGI and SPI varied in different regions. Detailed analysis of the characteristics of groundwater and meteorological drought for each region showed that meteorological droughts happened more frequently than groundwater drought in Jiangsu Province during the study period, while the mean duration and mean magnitude of groundwater droughts were longer and larger than those of meteorological droughts. It is expected that this study will provide useful information for drought monitoring and mitigation in Jiangsu and similar areas.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/11/480SPISGIdrought characteristicsvariance correction pre-whitening Mann–Kendall test
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author Bo Liu
Xiangqian Zhou
Wei Li
Chengpeng Lu
Longcang Shu
spellingShingle Bo Liu
Xiangqian Zhou
Wei Li
Chengpeng Lu
Longcang Shu
Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, China
Water
SPI
SGI
drought characteristics
variance correction pre-whitening Mann–Kendall test
author_facet Bo Liu
Xiangqian Zhou
Wei Li
Chengpeng Lu
Longcang Shu
author_sort Bo Liu
title Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, China
title_short Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, China
title_full Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, China
title_fullStr Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, China
title_full_unstemmed Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Groundwater Drought and Its Response to Meteorological Drought in Jiangsu Province, China
title_sort spatiotemporal characteristics of groundwater drought and its response to meteorological drought in jiangsu province, china
publisher MDPI AG
series Water
issn 2073-4441
publishDate 2016-10-01
description In this study, the temporal and spatial variations of groundwater drought using a Standardized Groundwater Level Index (SGI) were analyzed based on 40 monthly groundwater level observation wells from 1989 to 2012 in Jiangsu Province, China. Meteorological drought, calculated by the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), was also included to reveal its propagation and impact on the groundwater drought process. Results showed that the southern region of Jiangsu faced more frequent groundwater droughts and lower intensity, while the northern region faced less frequent groundwater drought with higher intensity. Furthermore, the cross-correlation between the spatial average of SGI and SPI for SPI accumulation periods of q = 1 to 12 was computed. The relationship between SGI and SPI varied in different regions. Detailed analysis of the characteristics of groundwater and meteorological drought for each region showed that meteorological droughts happened more frequently than groundwater drought in Jiangsu Province during the study period, while the mean duration and mean magnitude of groundwater droughts were longer and larger than those of meteorological droughts. It is expected that this study will provide useful information for drought monitoring and mitigation in Jiangsu and similar areas.
topic SPI
SGI
drought characteristics
variance correction pre-whitening Mann–Kendall test
url http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/11/480
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