Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)

The hydrologic cycle in the river basins of semi-arid regions is severely influenced by climate change. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of climate change on the hydro-climatic condition in Zoshk-Abardeh watershed in eastern Iran. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was calibrated...

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Autores principales: Mohadese Rahimpour, Mohamad Tajbakhsh, Hadi Memarian, Amirhosein Aghakhani Afshar
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2dec122985504dafb68f9ce4ceb5ffdd2021-11-05T18:31:22ZImpact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)2040-22442408-935410.2166/wcc.2020.224https://doaj.org/article/2dec122985504dafb68f9ce4ceb5ffdd2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jwcc.iwaponline.com/content/12/2/580https://doaj.org/toc/2040-2244https://doaj.org/toc/2408-9354The hydrologic cycle in the river basins of semi-arid regions is severely influenced by climate change. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of climate change on the hydro-climatic condition in Zoshk-Abardeh watershed in eastern Iran. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was calibrated using the Sequential Uncertainty Fitting – Version 2 (SUFI-2) algorithm to improve the simulation results of the runoff. The Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate-Earth System Models (MIROC-ESM) was used to investigate the effects of climate change on hydro-climatic components under the representative concentration pathway scenarios (RCPs: 2.6, 4.5, 6.0, and 8.5) and in near- (2014–2042), mid- (2042–2071), and far- (2072–2100) futures. The temperature component under the RCP4.5 and RCP6.0 during the near- and mid-future intervals and the far-future period (for RCP6.0) indicated a significant rising trend. The rainfall parameter in all RCPs and future intervals showed an insignificant descending trend. Runoff alterations under the RCP4.5 amid the mid- to far-future intervals and under the RCP8.5 throughout the far-future period trailed a significant descending trend. The results determined that the temperature will track an upward tendency, while precipitation and runoff will follow a descending trend in this watershed by the end of the 21st century.Mohadese RahimpourMohamad TajbakhshHadi MemarianAmirhosein Aghakhani AfsharIWA Publishingarticleclimate changemiroc-esmrainfallrunoffswattemperatureEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENJournal of Water and Climate Change, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 580-595 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic climate change
miroc-esm
rainfall
runoff
swat
temperature
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle climate change
miroc-esm
rainfall
runoff
swat
temperature
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Mohadese Rahimpour
Mohamad Tajbakhsh
Hadi Memarian
Amirhosein Aghakhani Afshar
Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)
description The hydrologic cycle in the river basins of semi-arid regions is severely influenced by climate change. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of climate change on the hydro-climatic condition in Zoshk-Abardeh watershed in eastern Iran. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was calibrated using the Sequential Uncertainty Fitting – Version 2 (SUFI-2) algorithm to improve the simulation results of the runoff. The Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate-Earth System Models (MIROC-ESM) was used to investigate the effects of climate change on hydro-climatic components under the representative concentration pathway scenarios (RCPs: 2.6, 4.5, 6.0, and 8.5) and in near- (2014–2042), mid- (2042–2071), and far- (2072–2100) futures. The temperature component under the RCP4.5 and RCP6.0 during the near- and mid-future intervals and the far-future period (for RCP6.0) indicated a significant rising trend. The rainfall parameter in all RCPs and future intervals showed an insignificant descending trend. Runoff alterations under the RCP4.5 amid the mid- to far-future intervals and under the RCP8.5 throughout the far-future period trailed a significant descending trend. The results determined that the temperature will track an upward tendency, while precipitation and runoff will follow a descending trend in this watershed by the end of the 21st century.
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author Mohadese Rahimpour
Mohamad Tajbakhsh
Hadi Memarian
Amirhosein Aghakhani Afshar
author_facet Mohadese Rahimpour
Mohamad Tajbakhsh
Hadi Memarian
Amirhosein Aghakhani Afshar
author_sort Mohadese Rahimpour
title Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)
title_short Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)
title_full Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)
title_fullStr Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)
title_full_unstemmed Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)
title_sort impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: zoshk-abardeh watershed, iran)
publisher IWA Publishing
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2dec122985504dafb68f9ce4ceb5ffdd
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