Extreme precipitation in the Middle Reaches of Yellow River in 1819: Historical facts,characteristics and climate background
Zhang Jian1, Man Zhimin1, Zhang Junhui2,3
1 Center for Historical Geography Studies,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433 2 Research School of Arid Environment & Climate Change,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,Gansu 3 Department of Geographical Science and Environmental Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences,Baoji 721013,Shaanxi
Abstract In this paper,the situation and space-time differentiation picture of extreme precipitation happened in more than one river valley over the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River in 1819 A.D. is reproduced by means of historical literature records,weather character,accompanied disasters,social impact(e.g.houses collapsed,fields deserted,population casualties,river runoff overflowing etc.)and the external affecting factors in this year have been discussed,and they were extreme climatic events and serious meteorological disaster in the cold background of little Ice Age during Ming and Qing Dynasties.The researchers found the summer rain lasted long(overcast and rainy),the main types of rain were heavy rain,and even rainstorm.From June to September,it was more than 40 days to the rainfall duration in the secondary river basin such as Fen River and Wei River in the Middle Reaches of Yellow River in 1819.With comparison,the rainfall change nearly keeps in step with the water level change process records of the Wanjintan in the Middle Reaches of Yellow River at the same time.Therefore,it is obvious that the floods in the Lower Reaches of Yellow River was caused by the extreme precipitation in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River.In addition,the records of water level change process of the Wan Jin Tan are tested on the Pearson-Ⅲ model of hydrologic distribution curve.The results indicate that the highest water level in flood in that year is once in a hundred year.By this measure,we can also infer that it produced extreme precipitation events in the Middle Reaches of theYellow River in 1819.The research shows three rainy centers:(1)from Hequ county to Jiazhou in the Middle Reaches of theYellow River mainstream;(2)the upstream of Jing River and Wei River;(3)the Middle and Lower Reaches of Fen river and the triangular areas among the Wei,Luo and Yellow Rivers.Precipitation anomalies and the characteristic feature of the years of anti-El Nio and Antarctic Oscillation Index cant correspond.In addition,the other factors,which cause these extreme precipitation events,are a smaller-value phase of solar activity period and the continued influence of Tambora volcanic activity in 1815.
About author: Zhang Jian,born in 1980,now is a Ph.D.candidate in Fudan University.He is mainly engaged in impact of historical climate change and environmental evolution.E-mail: zhangjian_fudan@foxmail.com. About the corresponding author Man Zhimin,born in 1952,is currently a professor of Fudan University. He is mainly engaged in historical physical geography.E-mail: manzhimin@fudan.edu.cn.
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Zhang Jian,Man Zhimin,Zhang Junhui. Extreme precipitation in the Middle Reaches of Yellow River in 1819: Historical facts,characteristics and climate background[J]. JOURNAL OF PALAEOGEOGRAPHY, 2011, 13(6): 687-698.
Zhang Jian,Man Zhimin,Zhang Junhui. Extreme precipitation in the Middle Reaches of Yellow River in 1819: Historical facts,characteristics and climate background[J]. JOPC, 2011, 13(6): 687-698.
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