It is an ongoing concern that global hydrological cycle can be likely intensified under context of climate change and anthropogenic actions. Here, our results show that the solar and lunar periodic motions (SLPMs) have substantial impact on the runoff of the world's large rivers. We estimate that SLPMs can produce a change of the world's large rivers runoff by as much as 6.7%. Although climate models suggest that the increased frequency of extreme events is attributed to anthropogenic activities, it is out of our expectation that as much as 73% and 85% of the extreme flood and drought events (based on runoff discharged to the ocean) appear in resonance with SLPMs, respectively. A reevaluation of impacts of SLPMs on changes in the world's river runoff is urgently needed, especially when extreme drought and flood events are on the rise.
1.East China Normal Univ, State Key Lab Estuarine & Coastal Res, Shanghai, Peoples R China 2.Nanning Normal Univ, Key Lab Environm Change & Resources Use Beibu Gul, Minist Educ, Nanning, Peoples R China 3.Univ Nebraska, Community & Reg Planning Program, Lincoln, NE USA 4.Sun Yat Sen Univ, Inst Estuarine & Coastal Res, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China 5.Texas A&M Univ, Ctr Texas Beaches & Shores, Galveston, TX USA 6.East China Normal Univ, Dept Phys, State Key Lab Precis Spect, Shanghai, Peoples R China 7.Yellow River Conservancy Commiss, Yellow River Inst Hydraul Res, Zhengzhou, Henan, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Dai, Zhijun,Du, Jinzhou,Tang, Zhenghong,et al. Detection of Linkage Between Solar and Lunar Cycles and Runoff of the World's Large Rivers[J]. EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE,2019-01-01,6(6):914-930