Quantifying the impacts of the Three Gorges Dam on the spatial–temporal water level dynamics in the upper Yangtze River estuary

Cai, Huayang; Yang, Hao; Matte, Pascal; Pan, Haidong; Hu, Zhan; Zhao, Tongtiegang; Liu, Guangliang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1691-2022

Articles | Volume 18, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1691-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1691-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 6

Research article

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24 Nov 2022

Research article |

| 24 Nov 2022

Quantifying the impacts of the Three Gorges Dam on the spatial–temporal water level dynamics in the upper Yangtze River estuary

Huayang Cai, Hao Yang, Pascal Matte, Haidong Pan, Zhan Hu, Tongtiegang Zhao, and Guangliang Liu

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1691-2022-supplement

Model code and software

Triple-Linear-Regression-Model-V1.0-Matlab-Toolbox H. Cai https://github.com/Huayangcai/Triple-Linear-Regression-Model-V1.0-Matlab-Toolbox

Short summary

Quantifying spatial–temporal water level dynamics is essential for water resources management in estuaries. In this study, we propose a simple yet powerful regression model to examine the influence of the world’s largest dam, the Three Gorges Dam (TGD), on the spatial–temporal water level dynamics within the Yangtze River estuary. The presented method is particularly useful for determining scientific strategies for sustainable water resources management in dam-controlled estuaries worldwide.