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Application of hydrological conceptual models to simulate future river flows feeding Lake Victoria, East Africa
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| Title: | Application of hydrological conceptual models to simulate future river flows feeding Lake Victoria, East Africa |
| Authors: | Phoon, Syin Yi |
| Keywords: | Rainfall
Runoff
Hydrology |
| Issue Date: | 12-Sep-2006 |
| Publisher: | Michael Piasecki and College of Engineering, Drexel University |
| Citation: | Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Philadelphia, PA, September 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/732 |
| Abstract: | The Nile River receives its water primarily from Lake Victorias catchment basin, and is a
particularly vital source of potable water in that region. Since greenhouse gases induce climate
change that will affect the water resources system, this necessitates a fundamental review of both the
planning and management of water resources. This study delivers the range of plausible changes in
flows of five rivers (tributaries) to Lake Victoria from the year 2010 to 2099. Two different
hydrological conceptual models, namely IHACRES and SMAR, are used in establishing the daily
rainfall-runoff relationships for the five sub-catchments (tributaries) within the Lake Victoria basin.
The five catchment sites are Nzoia, Yala, Sondu, Gucha and Mara.
A number of climate change scenarios from several General Circulation Models (GCMs),
taking into account different CO2 emission forcings have been successfully used by these
hydrological models in order to simulate the corresponding future river flows in the five subcatchments.
The results suggest an increase in mean annual flow in the 2020s period. However, the
river flow trends in the 2050s and 2080s are inconclusive. The results show the potential for climate
change to modify river flows, thus requiring a significant planning response. The results, amongst
others also indicate the importance of considering hydrological impacts in potable water supply and
flood/drought studies. |
| Description: | Paper presented at The Seventh International Conference on HydroScience and Engineering (ICHE) hosted by the College of Engineering at Drexel Univeristy on September 10-13, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference theme was IT in the Field of HydroSciences. It included several mini-symposia that emphasized IT topics in HydroSciences and the yearly meeting of the metadata group of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange organization. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1514 |
| ISBN: | 0977447405 |
| Appears in Collections: | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on HydroScience and Engineering (ICHE 2006) [ISBN: 0977447405]
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