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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
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流域は干ばつから回復しない
Tim J Peterson1,2, M Saft2, M C Peel2
1Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. tim.peterson@monash.edu.
まとめ
流域は干ばつ後に流れが回復しない場合があり,多くの流域は低流量状態で持続します. 水域の湿度ではなく,蒸発性の増加が,回復の欠如を説明し,有限な回復力を示しています.
科学分野:
- 水学
- 環境科学
- 干ばつ 研究
背景:
- オーストラリア南東部のミレニアム・ドライアは,流域の流れ回復に関する仮定に挑戦しました.
- 長期にわたる干ばつに対する流域の回復力を理解することは,水資源管理にとって極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 千年の干ばつ後の流域の回復を調査する.
- 低流量状態での水学的回復と持続に影響を与える要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- 降水量の分数として流水データを分析する.
- 干ばつ後の流域湿度と蒸発率の評価
- 干ばつ後の7年間の回復傾向の評価
主要な成果:
- 流域の37%は 干ばつから7年経っても 流れが回復していない.
- 採掘された流域の増加傾向は観察されなかった.
- 流域の湿度ではなく,降水単位あたりの蒸発流出量増加が,回収されていない流域の回復の欠如を説明した.
- 回復していない流域の80%は低流量状態が持続している.
結論:
- 流域は深刻な干ばつのような障害に対して限られた回復力を持っています.
- 水学的な干ばつは,気象学的な干ばつが終わっても,無期限に続く可能性があります.
- 発見は,いくつかの流域の新しい低流量状態への潜在的なシフトを示唆しています.
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