| Title: | Modelling the water balance with SWAT as part of the land use impact evaluation in a life cycle study of CO2 emission reduction scenarios |
| Authors: | Heuvelmans, G., J. F. Garcio-Qujano, B. Muys, J. Feyen and P. Coppin |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Journal: | Hydrological Processes |
| Volume (Issue): | 19(3) |
| Pages: | 729-748 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/hyp.5620 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic and pollutant |
| Primary Application Category: | land use change |
| Secondary Application Category: | calibration, sensitivity, and/or uncertainty analysis |
| Watershed Description: | 29.18 km^2 Meerdahl River and 12.05 km^2 Latem River, located in the Flanders region in northern Belgium. |
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| General Comments: | A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) was performed in which land use impact, to reduce CO2 emissions, was anlyzed in terms of ecosystem water balances. The effects of different land use (crop, pasture, etc.) are presented for different water balance components and soil loss. The SWAT results were judged to be reasonable, and it was stated that further development of SWAT is needed. Further sensitivity and scenario analyses were performed to assess the impacts of different ET, soil, etc. on water balance components and soil loss. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | LCA; life cycle assessment; water balance; hydrological modelling; SWAT; land occupation; land use change; CO2 emission reduction |