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Hydropower impact on the river flow of a humid regional climate.

Authors :
Hunt, Julian David
Falchetta, Giacomo
Zakeri, Behnam
Nascimento, Andreas
Schneider, Paulo Smith
Weber, Natália Assis Brasil
Mesquita, André Luiz Amarante
Barbosa, Paulo Sergio Franco
de Castro, Nivalde José
Source :
Climatic Change; 2020, Vol. 163 Issue 1, p379-393, 15p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Land use and water management have considerable impacts on regional climates. This paper proposes that in humid regions with low wind patterns the construction of hydropower storage reservoirs contributes to the increases in the probability of precipitation in the regional climate. This observation has been tested with a methodology that calculates the cumulative influence of reservoir construction in the basins surrounding with a proposed index named Cumulative Impact of Existing Reservoirs, and compares this index with the historical flow of the rivers. It was found that the construction of reservoirs in Brazil had a considerable impact on its river flows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01650009
Volume :
163
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Climatic Change
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
147299194
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02828-w