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Exploring the topographical pattern beneath the water surface: Global bathymetric volume-area-height curves (BVAH) of inland surface water bodies

Siyu Zhua,b, Wei Wana(), Guoqing Zhangc, Zhaoyuan Yaoa, Yue Xua, Baojian Liud, Zhizhou Guoa, Zengliang Luoe, Wentao Xionga, Rui Jia, Qingwen Jia, Yu Hea, Feng Lva, Weizhen Fanga, Xiao Tana, Qian Huanga, Lei Xiaoa, Huan Lif()
Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
School of Soil and Water Conservation, Bejing Forestry University, Beijing 100871, China
Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, Hungary
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Abstract

Global inland surface water bodies such as lakes and reservoirs, important components of the hydrosphere and ecosphere, are increasingly affected by climate change. Generating bathymetric volume-area-height (BVAH) curves for global inland surface water bodies can enhance our understanding of their topography and climate impacts. However, accurately quantifying the topographic patterns of these water bodies remains challenging due to the difficulties in collecting comprehensive bathymetric data. Therefore, we collected and processed over 2000 bathymetric maps of global water bodies from over 50 different data sources and then developed the BVAH model. Finally, the BVAH hydrological curves of 16671 global inland surface water bodies (larger than 10 km2) were generated. The results include but are not limited to (1) For most targeted water bodies, area (A) and volume (V) exhibit significant power function relationships with surface heights (H), with optimal power values quantified as 1.42 for A and 2.42 for V. (2) The BVAH model outperforms GLOBathy in estimating area and volume changes, achieving higher correlation coefficients (CC) of approximately 0.962 for the area and 0.991 for volume, and demonstrating lower percentages of root mean squared errors (PRMSE) around 10.9% for the area and 4.8% for volume. (3) In the case study of the Xizang Plateau and various large global reservoirs, the BVAH curve database can capture dynamic volume changes. As a unified simulation of the bathymetric topographical patterns, our bathymetric dataset and corresponding BVAH curve database have great potential to contribute to effective water resource management and ecological conservation efforts worldwide.

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Global inland water bodiesHydrological curvesBathymetric mapClimate change

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Geodesy and Geodynamics
Volume 15 Issue 6,
November 2024
Pages 602-615
DOI: 10.1016/j.geog.2024.06.005
Cite this article:
Zhu S, Wan W, Zhang G, et al. Exploring the topographical pattern beneath the water surface: Global bathymetric volume-area-height curves (BVAH) of inland surface water bodies. Geodesy and Geodynamics, 2024, 15(6): 602-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geog.2024.06.005
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