南水北调与水利科技（中英文）2026，Vol.24Issue(4)：990-1003,14.DOI:10.13476/j.cnki.nsbdqk.2026.0092
基于CMIP6气候模式的黄河内蒙古段未来冰情特征
Future river-ice characteristics of the Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River based on CMIP6 climate models
摘要
Abstract
The Inner Mongolia reach of Yellow River is typical of a high-latitude,cold-region river section.This area is crucial for flood control and disaster reduction in the Yellow River basin because winter freeze-up and spring breakup are complex,and ice-flood disasters occur frequently.Under global climate change,rising air temperatures and intensified cold-warm fluctuations have continuously affected the formation,development,and decay of river ice,thereby altering ice thickness,freeze duration,breakup timing,and ice-flood risk.Previous studies,based mainly on historical observations,revealed the general patterns of river-ice variation,but they were insufficient to support projections of future river-ice evolution under changing climate scenarios. This study selected an ice-thickness model with high simulation accuracy and combined it with daily air temperature data from eight global climate models in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6(CMIP6)to simulate future ice-thickness changes,analyze the maximum ice-thickness date and freeze duration,and investigate future river-ice conditions in the Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River.CMIP6 outputs generally have coarse spatial resolution and exhibit systematic bias.Direct use of the original data would underestimate accumulated negative air temperature and bias the determination of freezing thresholds,lowering the accuracy of river-ice simulation.As a result,these climate data needed to be downscaled and corrected for bias before being used in river-ice studies.The quantile delta mapping approach was chosen because it successfully reduced bias in the daily temperature series produced by the climate models.Model parameters were calibrated using observed ice-thickness data,and simulation and validation were conducted using multi-year records.Long-term observations were used to compare various ice-thickness models,and future variations in ice thickness and freeze duration were simulated using the corrected daily air temperature data from eight global climate models to examine future river-ice conditions within the study reach. The results showed that the unified degree-day method had the highest simulation accuracy,with a mean absolute error of 2.81 cm and a root mean square error of 3.44 cm,both lower than those of the Stefan et ai model and the Zubov model.Under future climate scenarios,both maximum ice thickness and mean ice thickness at all stations showed an overall decreasing trend.The decline rate of maximum ice thickness ranged from 0.043 to 0.297 cm/a.During the ice-flood season,each increase of 1℃in mean air temperature corresponded to a decrease of 5.0 to 6.1 cm in maximum ice thickness and a decrease of 2.1 to 3.1 cm in mean ice thickness.The ice growth rate fluctuated from year to year,but it declined slowly over time.Freeze duration also exhibited a shortening trend,with average rates of approximately 0.097,0.232,and 0.651 d/a under different future scenarios.From 2026 to 2100,each increase of 1℃in mean air temperature during the ice-flood season corresponded to a reduction of 4.02 to 9.73 d in freeze duration. The study further suggested that breakup in the Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River would occur earlier in the future,and the frequency of thermal breakup would increase.Meanwhile,the river channel would tend to shift from continuous freeze-up toward segmented freeze-up.The number and area of open-water leads were also expected to expand,and the frequency and scale of ice-jam events might increase,leading to greater uncertainty in ice-related disasters.Overall,future warming would substantially reshape the river-ice regime of the Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River,with implications for ice-flood processes and river management.These findings offer a scientific and theoretical foundation for future ice-flood prevention,disaster reduction,and water-management decisions in the Yellow River basin.关键词
CMIP6/凌汛期/未来冰情/气候变化/黄河内蒙古段/冰厚Key words
CMIP6/ice-flood season/future river-ice condition/climate change/Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River/ice thickness分类
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郭雨,高文龙,陈子健,冀鸿兰,罗红春..基于CMIP6气候模式的黄河内蒙古段未来冰情特征[J].南水北调与水利科技（中英文）,2026,24(4):990-1003,14.基金项目
国家自然科学基金项目(52379014) （52379014）
国家自然科学基金联合基金项目(U23A2012) （U23A2012）
