Hydrologic models of watersheds often represent complex systems which are difficult to understand regarding to their structure and dynamics. Virtual watersheds, i.e. watersheds which exist only in the virtual reality of a computer system, are an approach to simplify access to this real-world complexity. In this study we present the virtual watershed KIELSHED-1, a 117 km2 v-shaped valley with gr...

The goal of this study is to develop a new framework that prioritizes the best sites for treated wastewater (TWW) use considering climate change impacts. Fuzzy TOPSIS which is a kind of multi-criteria decision making techniques was introduced to reflect the uncertainty of input data and criteria weighting values. Representative concentration pathway 8.5 scenario was included into the hydrologic...

Abstract The effects of changes in climate on aquifer storage and groundwater flow to rivers have been investigated using an idealized representation of the aquifer/river system. The generalized aquifer/river model can incorporate spatial variability in aquifer transmissivity and is applied with parameters characteristic of Chalk and Triassic sandstone aquifers in the United Kingdom, and is als...

Shaping global change adaptation strategy in water resource systems requires an interdisciplinary approachto deal with the multiple dimensions of the problem. The modelling framework presented integrates climate, economic, agronomic and hydrological scenarios to design a programme of adaptation measures at the river basin scale. Future demand scenarios, combined with a down-scaled climate scena...

This study proposes an integrated modeling system consisting of the physically-based MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 model, a cellular automata model, and general circulation models (GCMs) scenarios to investigate the independent and combined effects of future climate and land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes on the hydrology of a river system. The integrated modelling system is applied to the Elbow River waters...

This manuscript describes a modeling study of forest water fluxes and biomass changes under different rainfall regimes. The model was developed based on FORMIND with a new extension of forest hydrological cycle added. They run the model for both a young and an old-growth stands of temperate rainforest under current and future climate scenarios and compared the modeling results with measurements...

This manuscript describes a modeling study of forest water fluxes and biomass changes under different rainfall regimes. The model was developed based on FORMIND with a new extension of forest hydrological cycle added. They run the model for both a young and an old-growth stands of temperate rainforest under current and future climate scenarios and compared the modeling results with measurements...

Integrated catchment policies are widely used to manage natural resources in Australian catchments. Decision support tools available to aid integrated catchment management are often limited in their integration of environmental processes with socio-economic systems. Fully integrated models are required to support assessments of the environmental and economic trade-offs of catchment management c...

Increasing multi-sectoral demands on water resources have led to water abstraction and transfer activities, and the construction of dams and embankments that have significantly altered the flood regimes of rivers throughout the world resulting in the loss of fish production and biodiversity. The current emphasis on sustainable development and biodiversity conservation is leading efforts to miti...

16 The focus of this paper is to understand the multi-decadal oscillatory component of 17 variability in the Okavango River system, in southwestern Africa, and its potential 18 evolution through the 21 st century under climate change scenarios. Statistical analyses 19 and hydrological modelling are used to show that the observed multi-decadal wet and 20 dry phases in the Okavango River and Delt...