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Author : Ahmed, S.I.; Rudra, R.P.; Hue, R.; Dickinson, W.T.; and Gharabaghi, D.
Date : 2010.
Title : The possible impact of changing climate characteristics on soil and water resources in the Ontario Great Lakes basin.
Publication : Lessons from the Past. Solutions for the Future. AGLR 2010. 53rd International Conference on Great Lakes Research. May 17-21, 2010. Toronto, Ontario.
Issue : Abstract Book.
Page(s) : 4-5.
Abstract
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of climate change on soil erosion, and water quality and quantity in the Ontario Great Lakes Basin. The approach followed includes the development of future precipitation and temperature scenario using CGCM, downscaling the generated data, calibration and validation of watershed scale model, Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), and a field scale model, Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator (EPIC), using historical data, and simulations of future scenarios using SWAT and EPIC for soil and water quality. The results of the modeling study using SWAT with future weather predictions showed more evapotranspiration and thus the total water yield may decrease significantly. Also, the future stream flow may have longer low flow periods which may result in severe annual water deficiency by 2030 in streamflow. It could also result in a decrease in stream sediment transport capacity. The evaluation of changing climate impact on soil and water quality at field scale using EPIC model is expected to shed light on soil and water quality at field scale
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