Hydrological Characteristics Change of Hala Lake and Its Response to Climate Change, 1987–2018

Author:

Jiang ZhiyongORCID,Wang Jianru,Cai Xiaobin,Zhao Junli,Zhang Huawei,Zhang Yi,Wang Chongshan

Abstract

Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are an indicator of global climate change. The study on the factors driving lake change on the TP can help us understand its response to climate change. In this study, Landsat and ICESat data were used to obtain the variations of area, water level, and storage of Hala Lake and the area of glaciers in the Hala Lake Basin during 1987–2018. Combined with meteorological data, climate change trends and the factors driving Hala Lake change in the last 30 years were analyzed. The contribution of glacier mass loss to lake recharge was estimated by the water balance of Hala Lake. The results showed that Hala Lake has experienced three stages: slight expansion (1987–1994), shrinkage (1995–2001) and rapid expansion (2002–2018) during the study period. The rate of glacial melting continued to decline during the study period. Precipitation was the main factor that drove the hydrological characteristic changes in Hala Lake. The step change points of annual precipitation and temperature occurred in 2001, almost the same time that Hala Lake began expanding rapidly.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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