Title: | Land cover changes for enhancing water availability in watersheds of Tanahun and Kaski, Nepal |
Authors: | Thakur, J.K, K. Khanal and K. Poudyal |
Year: | 2019 |
Journal: | Journal of Water and Climate Change |
Volume (Issue): | 10(2) |
Pages: | 431-448 |
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DOI: | 10.2166/wcc.2017.001 |
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Model: | SWAT |
Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
Primary Application Category: | land use change assessment |
Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
Watershed Description: | 28.411 km^2 Chhabdi Khola and 2.275 km^2 Guhe Khola drainage areas located in the Tahahun District, and 2.958 km^2 Gharmi Khola and 6.036 km^2 Bhoti Khola drainage areas located in Kaski District, which are all located in the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape region in central Nepal. |
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General Comments: | There is very little discussion about the use of SWAT in this study. However, the authors do state that SWAT was used to simulate the hydrologic response of the four watersheds for different land use distributions in 1976, 1986 and 2000. |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | land cover changes, potential vegetation enhancing water availability, soil properties influences, watersheds of Tanahun and Kaski, Nepal |