Use of double mass curves in hydrologic benefit evaluations

• Published in: Hydrological processes Vol. 31; no. 26; pp. 4639 - 4646
• Main Authors: Gao, Peng, Li, Pengfei, Zhao, Baili, Xu, Ruirui, Zhao, Guangju, Sun, Wenyi, Mu, Xingmin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 30.12.2017
• Subjects: application example; changing points; Climate; Climate and human activity; Climate change; Climate change influences; Data requirements; Derivation; derivation procedure; Discharge; double mass curves (DMC); Environmental changes; equations; Evaluation; humans; hydrologic benefit evaluations; Hydrologic models; Hydrology; Mathematical models; Methods; Precipitation; River systems; Rivers; Runoff; Sediment; Sediment discharge; sediment yield; Sediments; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Water balance

Environmental change resulting from intensified human interventions and climate change has impacted the hydrological function of many large river systems, largely altering the production and transport of run‐off and sediment. It is thus vital to quantitatively evaluate the influence of climate chang...