Publication Date:
2011-11-16
Description:
The purpose of this paper is to apply “Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)” model to assess the impacts of climate change on stream discharge and sediment yield from Song Cau watershed in Northern Viet Nam. Three climate change scenarios B1, B2, and A2; representing low, medium, and high levels of greenhouse gas emission, respectively, were considered in this study. The highest changes in stream discharge (up to 11.4%) and sediment load (15.3%) can be expected in wet season in 2050s according to the high emission scenario (A2), while for the low emission scenario the corresponding changes equal to 8.8% and 12.6%. The results show that the stream discharge is likely to increase in the future during the wet season with increasing threats of sedimentation. Content Type Journal Article Category Interaction Between Continental Waters and the Environment Pages 827-836 DOI 10.1134/S0097807811060133 Authors D. B. Phan, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 912 Taiwan C. C. Wu, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 912 Taiwan S. C. Hsieh, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 912 Taiwan Journal Water Resources Online ISSN 1608-344X Print ISSN 0097-8078 Journal Volume Volume 38 Journal Issue Volume 38, Number 6
Print ISSN:
0097-8078
Electronic ISSN:
1608-344X
Topics:
Biology
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Geography
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Geosciences
