CHENYingying ，QIN Lin，LI Ruijie，et al. Paleohydrological variations revealed from the TMZ05 Borehole in the Qiantao Basin of the Yellow River[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology，xxxx，x(x)： x-xx. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2025030301
Citation: CHENYingying ，QIN Lin，LI Ruijie，et al. Paleohydrological variations revealed from the TMZ05 Borehole in the Qiantao Basin of the Yellow River[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology，xxxx，x(x)： x-xx. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2025030301
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Paleohydrological variations revealed from the TMZ05 Borehole in the Qiantao Basin of the Yellow River

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    Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

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    Shiyang River Basin Scientific Observing Station, Gansu Province, Wuwei 733000, China

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    Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

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    College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China

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  • Received Date: March 02, 2025
  • Revised Date: March 25, 2025
  • Accepted Date: March 25, 2025
  • Available Online: May 13, 2025
    Abstract

  • Paleohydrology serves as a critical historical reference for studying and assessing flood risks in river basins. We analyzed a ～19 m deep borehole core (TMZ05) from Tumote Right Banner in the Qiantao Basin of the Yellow River and reconstructed the paleohydrological evolution over the past 19 ka using sediment grain size and geochemical proxies, including the grain-size U value (U=p(16～80 μm) / p(2～16 μm), flood energy index (FEI=(pEM4+pEM5)/(pEM3+pEM4+pEM5)) from grain size end-member components, and ln(Zr/Rb) values. Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C dating were applied to establish the chronological framework. Results reveal that since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the frequency and magnitude of paleohydrological events in the region have been generally decreased but exhibited distinct phases. Periods of 18.5～14 ka and 8.5～6 ka were characterized by low-frequency and low-amplitude fluctuations, while 14～8.5 ka showed intense high-frequency and high-amplitude hydrological variability. After 6 ka, both the intensity and variability of paleohydrology were gradually increased. Furthermore, five high-frequency and high-amplitude paleohydrological phases: 19～16.5 ka, 14～11.7 ka, 11～9.7 ka, 9.4～8.5 ka, and 4.2～1.6 ka indicated by high-resolution proxies (FEI and ln(Zr/Rb)), during which catastrophic flood events occurred frequently in the Yellow River Basin. Regional paleoenvironmental comparisons indicate that these high-frequency and high-amplitude hydrological phases corresponded to intensified flood disasters, and occurred mainly during the transitional periods of climate system, implying that the instability in hydroclimatic regime could seriously disrupt the equilibrium of fluvial morphology.

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