Analysis of Extreme Precipitation Variation Characteristics and the Influencing Factors in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Region, China

Hongbo Zhang, Runyun Zhang, Qin Ju, Gong Kong, Yina Xie, Jufang He and Yonghui Huang ()
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Hongbo Zhang: Faculty of Electric Power Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Runyun Zhang: Faculty of Electric Power Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Qin Ju: College of Hydrology and Water Resources, HoHai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Gong Kong: Faculty of Electric Power Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Yina Xie: Faculty of Electric Power Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Jufang He: Faculty of Electric Power Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Yonghui Huang: Faculty of Electric Power Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-28

Abstract: The increase of extreme precipitation (EP) frequency and the aggravation of disasters have seriously disrupted the normal economic and social development of human beings. The complex topography of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau region (YGPR) and the fact that moisture originates from two different directions, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, make the mechanism of EP more complicated. Exploring the variation characteristics and influencing factors of EP in YGPR is of great significance for regional disaster prevention and mitigation and water resources management. In this study, 11 extreme precipitation indices (EPIs) defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) were calculated based on daily precipitation data of 1960–2020 from 83 national meteorological stations in the study area. The Mann–Kendall test and Wavelet analysis were used to analyze the variation characteristics of EP and explore the influence mechanisms of geographical factors and atmospheric circulation on EP in the spatial and temporal perspective. The conclusions are as follows: (1) The EP of the study area has an overall increasing trend in the research period, with the increase of persistent dry days, the precipitation concentration, intensity, and extreme heavy precipitation (EHP); (2) It shows the obvious spatial difference in the study area, with the high-value areas of extreme drought (ED) in the northwestern region and the total annual precipitation, EHP, and intensity in the southeastern region. In addition, ED and EHP tends to increase in the western region of the study area as well as in the middle east and southeast; (3) EHP is significantly positively correlated with longitude and highly negatively with latitude. Meanwhile, EHP shows a correlation with altitude (negative at low altitude and positive at high altitude); (4) The degree of drought change is greatly affected by North Atlantic Oscillation/El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. The variation of extreme heavy precipitation is greatly influenced by the summer monsoon of South Asian, East Asian, and South China Sea; (5) All the EPIs show persistence. The study results can contribute to the understanding of EP variation in the study area and provide some scientific references for regional water resource management, meteorological warning, and agricultural production safeguard.

Keywords: extreme precipitation; Yunnan-Guizhou plateau region; spatio-temporal variation characteristics; variation trend; influencing factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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