| Title: | Impacts of climate change on water yield in the Upper Wind River Basin |
| Authors: | Stonefelt, M. D., T.A. Fontaine and R.H. Hotchkiss |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Journal: | Journal of the American Water Resources Association |
| Volume (Issue): | 36(2) |
| Pages: | 321-336 |
| Article ID: | |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb04271.x |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | climate change assessment |
| Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
| Watershed Description: | 5,000 km^2 Upper Wind River, located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. |
| Calibration Summary: | monthly (1990-97) r2 = .91 |
| Validation Summary: | |
| General Comments: | Climate change impacts were simulated with SWAT via arbitrary changes in precipitation, temperature, CO2, relative humidity, and solar radiation. Precipitation was the most influtential variable on annual water yield and temperature affected streamflow timing the most. The other climate effects had noticeable but lower impacts. The spring snowmelt streamflow peak occurred one month earlier with the higher temperatures. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | climate change; water resources; surface water hydrology; mountains; hydroclimatology |