Hydrological Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use/Land Cover Change

Dear Colleagues,

As presented in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), warming of the climate system is unequivocal during the 20th century, and global warming is likely to further accelerate during the 21st century. Global warming may intensify the global water cycle, exacerbate extreme rainfall and hydrological events, and lead to a global redistribution of water resources at multiple temporal and spatial scales. Thus, watershed water resources management, already stressed with the hazards of natural variability, will face additional challenges. At the same time, the watershed system has been degraded through numerous human modifications, such as the adjustment of cropping system structure, land reclamation, hydraulic engineering construction and urbanization, which may be grouped under the umbrella of land use and/or land cover (LULC) changes. LULC changes feedback on the local and remote climate and hydrological cycles, thus influencing water resource availability, quality and ecosystem services. This Special Issue provides for the publication of high-quality research on  all aspects of investiagting how changes in climate and in LULC affect the hydrological system and its ability to provide crucial services. In addition, we are seeking articles that concentrate on climate and LULC changes as drivers of hydrological system change through their impacts on hydrology and water resources.

Prof. Hua Chen
Prof. Jie Chen
Prof. Chong-Yu Xu
Guest Editors

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