Assessing Variation in Water Balance Components in Mountainous Inland River Basin Experiencing Climate Change

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 10; p. 472
• Main Authors: Yin, Zhenliang, Feng, Qi, Zou, Songbing, Yang, Linshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Climate change; Cold; Environmental impact; Freshwater; Heihe River Basin; hydrological processes; Hydrology; Precipitation; Regions; Runoff; SWAT; Trends; water balance components; Watersheds; Heihe River; China; China, People's Rep

Quantification of the changes of water balance components is significant for water resource assessment and management. This paper employed the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to estimate the water balance in a mountainous watershed in northwest China at different spatial scales over the...