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Immediate influences of a large dam construction on local storm event patterns and weather variables: a case study of the Three Gorges Project
Author(s) -
Song JungHun,
Ma Li,
Her Younggu,
Li Yuncong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.3410
Subject(s) - three gorges , storm , environmental science , water level , climatology , event (particle physics) , meteorology , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , cartography , geology , geotechnical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
The Three Gorges Project (TGP) – which involved the construction of a large dam between the cities of Chongqing and Yichang – resulted in major changes to the landscape of the surrounding region, creating wide areas of open water on its completion in 2003. This article investigates the immediate effects of the TGP on storm event patterns and local weather in an area adjacent to the Three Gorges Reservoir using daily weather variable data from the period 2001–2015. Storm event patterns were derived from daily rainfall data and statistically tested to see whether significant changes in the patterns could be detected. The results show that the TGP did not significantly influence patterns of storm events or local weather over the short term.