Mechanism the land subsidence from multiple spatial scales and hydrogeological conditions – A case study in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, China.

Jiao Han; Huili Gong; Lin Guo; Xiaojuan Li; Lin Zhu; Beibei Chen; Qingquan Zhang; Le Wu; Jinyu Lei; Xueqi Zhu

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (Dec 2023)

Mechanism the land subsidence from multiple spatial scales and hydrogeological conditions – A case study in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, China.

Jiao Han,
Huili Gong,
Lin Guo,
Xiaojuan Li,
Lin Zhu,
Beibei Chen,
Qingquan Zhang,
Le Wu,
Jinyu Lei,
Xueqi Zhu

Affiliations

Jiao Han: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Huili Gong: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Corresponding authors at: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Lin Guo: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Corresponding authors at: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Xiaojuan Li: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Lin Zhu: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Beibei Chen: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Qingquan Zhang: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Le Wu: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Jinyu Lei: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Xueqi Zhu: Base of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Process and Digital Modeling, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Beijing Laboratory of Water Resources Security, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; Observation and Research Station of Groundwater and Land Subsidence in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Plain, MNR, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Land Subsidence Mechanism and Prevention, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 50
p. 101531

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Study region: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, China Study focus: BTH has long been suffering from severe and uneven land subsidence. Finding out the spatial evolution of land subsidence is helpful to collaborative prevention and control. We innovatively revealed the spatial distribution of land subsidence from the mountains to the coastal area along four hydrogeological profiles, and inferred the land subsidence mechanism on the overall scale, local plain scale and typical regional scale. Small Baseline Subsets Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar was employed to collect displacement information in the BTH region from January 2012 to January 2020. We obtained groundwater storage data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment. New hydrological insights for the region: On the overall scale, from 2012 to 2019, the Changping-TongZhou district of Beijing suffered the most serious land subsidence, with an annual subsidence rate of 159 mm and a cumulative subsidence as high as 928 mm. On the local plain scale, areas experiencing severe subsidence were generally located in the central plain. Fractures in the area obviously influenced the spatial distribution of subsidence. On the typical regional scale, a positive correlation was found between land subsidence and groundwater depletion. The relationship between precipitation and land subsidence in Hebei was the most convincing (R2 = 0.64). This study provides a scientific basis for regional coordination in land subsidence control. Data availability: Data can be provided by the corresponding authors upon request.

Published in Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

ISSN: 2214-5818 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Physical geography; Science: Geology
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