Change in Stream Flow of Gumara Watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia under Representative Concentration Pathway Climate Change Scenarios
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methodology
2.1. Study Area Description
2.2. Hydro-Climatic and Spatial Datasets
2.3. Data Preparation and Bias Correction
2.4. SWAT Model Setup, Calibration, and Validation
2.5. Comparison of Stream Flow under RCP Scenarios
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Simulation, Bias Correction, and Future Climate Data Projection
3.2. Calibration and Validation of SWAT Model
3.3. Changes of Climate under RCP Scenarios
3.3.1. Change in Rainfall
3.3.2. Change in Maximum and Minimum Temperature
3.4. Evaluating Impact of Climate Change on Stream Flow
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chakilu, G.G.; Sándor, S.; Zoltán, T. Change in Stream Flow of Gumara Watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia under Representative Concentration Pathway Climate Change Scenarios. Water 2020, 12, 3046. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113046
Chakilu GG, Sándor S, Zoltán T. Change in Stream Flow of Gumara Watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia under Representative Concentration Pathway Climate Change Scenarios. Water. 2020; 12(11):3046. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113046
Chicago/Turabian StyleChakilu, Gashaw Gismu, Szegedi Sándor, and Túri Zoltán. 2020. "Change in Stream Flow of Gumara Watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia under Representative Concentration Pathway Climate Change Scenarios" Water 12, no. 11: 3046. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113046
APA StyleChakilu, G. G., Sándor, S., & Zoltán, T. (2020). Change in Stream Flow of Gumara Watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia under Representative Concentration Pathway Climate Change Scenarios. Water, 12(11), 3046. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113046