Impacts of climate change on streamflow and sediment concentration under RCP 4.5 and 8.5: A case study in Purna river basin, India.

Climate change RCM SWAT Sediment concentration Streamflow

Journal

The Science of the total environment
ISSN: 1879-1026
Titre abrégé: Sci Total Environ
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0330500

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Feb 2019
Historique:
received: 31 05 2018
revised: 22 09 2018
accepted: 26 09 2018
pubmed: 9 10 2018
medline: 9 10 2018
entrez: 9 10 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Climate change has a significant effect on various hydrological processes in a large river basin. The assessment of these processes is also useful for water resource management and long-term sustainability of any hydrological project. In this study, an attempt is made to quantify the effects of climate change on streamflow and sediment concentration in the Purna river basin, India. Three Regional Circulation Models (RCMs) with two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) 4.5 and 8.5 for the four future periods of P1 (2009-2031), P2 (2032-2053), P3 (2054-2075) and P4 (2076-2099) are considered. Differences in scenarios are compared with the base period 1980-2005. The SWAT is used on monthly basis for the period 1980 to 2005 with calibration period 1980 to 1994 and validation period 1995 to 2005. The projected precipitation and temperature show a significant increasing trend compared to the baseline condition for both RCPs. Similarly, the average monthly streamflow is projected to increase by 24.47 to 115.94m

Identifiants

pubmed: 30296775
pii: S0048-9697(18)33803-8
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.334
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

2685-2696

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Auteurs

Aditya P Nilawar (AP)

Department of Civil Engineering, Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology (SGGS IE &T), Nanded 431605, India. Electronic address: nilawaraditya@sggs.ac.in.

Milind L Waikar (ML)

Department of Civil Engineering, Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology (SGGS IE &T), Nanded 431605, India. Electronic address: mlwaikar@sggs.ac.in.

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