The Lancang-Mekong River (LMR) basin has historically been affected by severe floods and is likely to suffer further flood events with higher peaks and longer duration in the future due to climate change, which calls for collective action to respond. This study examined the potential flood control effect of coordinated operation of the LMR transboundary multi-reservoir system by establishing a distributed hydrological model coupled with a reservoir operating model, simulating the runoff of 13 tributaries and 5 mainstream sections. Results show that:① Flood magnitude at the five sections along the Mekong River is significantly reduced by mitigating flood recurrence from 200 years to 20-50 years.② In terms of flood control, the left-bank tributaries contribute more than the right bank. Tributaries with relatively higher flood control capacity are:Lancang, Nam Ou, Nam Ngum and Nam Theun, Nam Mun, Se Kong and Se San. ③ Different tributaries play a major role in flood control across regions. Luang Prabang's main flood control tributaries are Lancang and Nam Ou. At Nakhon Phanom, Lancang's flood control contribution is same as Nam Ngum and Nam Theun's sum. In the downstream of Pakse, the flood control contribution of Nam Mun and Se Kong are higher than Lancang. This research provides a reference for transboundary flood control cooperation between riparian countries, which face an important opportunity underpinned by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism (LMC).

水温是河流水环境重要的生态要素之一.河流干支流的径流过程和水温过程存在差别,下游干流水温过程既受到干流梯级电站下泄水温的影响,又会受到大型入汇支流水温的影响.文章通过原型观测和数值模拟相结合的方法分析了我国澜沧江下游主要支流——补远江入汇后对其下游干流河段的水温影响.研究表明,2015年9-12月支流补远江水温低于干流来流水温,当补远江流量较高而干流上游电站下泄流量较低时,支流入汇会使下游干流水温降低0.8℃左右.研究结果可为综合考虑干支流联调的梯级水电调控方案提供理论基础和技术支撑.