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dc.contributor.authorKazemi, H.
dc.contributor.authorHashemi, Hamideh
dc.contributor.authorMaghsood, F.F.
dc.contributor.authorHosseini, S.H.
dc.contributor.authorSarukkalige, Ranjan
dc.contributor.authorJamali, S.
dc.contributor.authorBerndtsson, R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-14T13:56:40Z
dc.date.available2021-09-14T13:56:40Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationKazemi, H. and Hashemi, H. and Maghsood, F.F. and Hosseini, S.H. and Sarukkalige, R. and Jamali, S. and Berndtsson, R. 2021. Climate vs. Human impact: Quantitative and qualitative assessment of streamflow variation. Water (Switzerland). 13 (17): Article No. 2404.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85508
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/w13172404
dc.description.abstract

This paper presents a novel framework comprising analytical, hydrological, and remote sensing techniques to separate the impacts of climate variation and regional human activities on streamflow changes in the Karkheh River basin (KRB) of western Iran. To investigate the type of streamflow changes, the recently developed DBEST algorithm was used to provide a better view of the underlying reasons. The Budyko method and the HBV model were used to investigate the decreasing streamflow, and DBEST detected a non-abrupt change in the streamflow trend, indicating the impacts of human activity in the region. Remote sensing analysis confirmed this finding by distinguishing land-use change in the region. The algorithm found an abrupt change in precipita-tion, reflecting the impacts of climate variation on streamflow. The final assessment showed that the observed streamflow reduction is associated with both climate variation and human influence. The combination of increased irrigated area (from 9 to 19% of the total basin area), reduction of forests (from 11 to 3%), and decreasing annual precipitation has substantially reduced the stream-flow rate in the basin. The developed framework can be implemented in other regions to thoroughly investigate human vs. climate impacts on the hydrological cycle, particularly where data availability is a challenge.

dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleClimate vs. Human impact: Quantitative and qualitative assessment of streamflow variation
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume13
dcterms.source.number17
dcterms.source.titleWater (Switzerland)
dc.date.updated2021-09-14T13:56:40Z
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by MDPI Publishing.

curtin.departmentSchool of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidSarukkalige, Ranjan [0000-0002-2916-1057]
dcterms.source.eissn2073-4441
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridSarukkalige, Ranjan [55844430800] [57199647734]


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