A statistical method combined with a hydrological model to improve artificial precipitation enhancement in the eastern Tibetan Plateau

Ruan, Hongwei; Zou, Songbing; Lu, Zhixiang; Wang, Ping; Li, Fang; Xu, Bin; Jin, Shaobo; Cao, Guangming; Shen, Yanqing

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125009

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“…Some of the widely used physically based hydrological models are Hydrologiska Byråns Vattenbalansavdelning (Bergström, 1976), MIKE SHE (Abbott, Bathurst, Cunge, O'Connell, & Rasmussen, 1986), the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) (Neitsch, Arnold, Kiniry, & Williams, 2011), and TOPMODEL (Beven, Lamb, Quinn, Romanowicz, & Freer, 1995). Among these models, SWAT is a river basin or watershed physical‐scale model that is computationally efficient and widely used to predict the impact of land management practices on water, sediment, and agricultural chemical yields in large complex watersheds with varying soils and land use and management conditions over long periods (Huo et al, 2021; Ruan et al, 2021).…”

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Habitat suitability modeling of a conservation‐significant fish species of the Kosi River, Uttarakhand, India

Khwairakpam

Dhawan

Sivakumar

et al. 2022

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Water quality plays a vital role in the sustenance of aquatic life, including fish. Therefore, an inclusive understanding of water quality parameters can be considered an essential step in framing the conservation and management strategy of an aquatic ecosystem. This study examines the habitat suitability of a conservation-significant fish, the Tor putitora, and two associated fishes, the Labeo dyocheilus and the Garra gotyla, in relation to the water quality parameters of the Kosi River. Four crucial water quality parameters, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, and pH, were included in the QUAL2K modeling. Furthermore, hydrological processes were modeled using the soil and water assessment tool, and flow was used as an input in the QUAL2K model. The simulated water quality was correlated with fish habitat and analyzed through the analytical hierarchical process (AHP). Results suggested that the habitats of the Kosi were more suitable in the post-monsoon rather than pre-monsoon. Tor putitora, the flagship species of the Kosi, preferred the river habitats with a lower water temperature and higher dissolved oxygen for spawning. Thus, we recommend securing such habitats and managing them in collaboration with local communities for the long-term conservation of this endangered Himalayan species.

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