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DOI: 10.3390/su11071883
WOS记录号: WOS:000466551600060
论文题名:
Water Security Assessment of the Grand River Watershed in Southwestern Ontario, Canada
作者: Kaur, Baljeet1; Shrestha, Narayan Kumar1; Daggupati, Prasad1; Rudra, Ramesh Pal1; Goel, Pradeep Kumar2; Shukla, Rituraj1; Allataifeh, Nabil1
通讯作者: Daggupati, Prasad
刊名: SUSTAINABILITY
ISSN: 2071-1050
出版年: 2019
卷: 11, 期:7
语种: 英语
英文关键词: water security ; blue water ; green water ; Grand River watershed ; soil and water assessment tool (SWAT)
WOS关键词: CLIMATE-CHANGE ; MODEL ; SWAT ; UNCERTAINTY ; CALIBRATION ; RESOURCES ; GREEN ; SNOW ; BLUE ; REQUIREMENTS
WOS学科分类: Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向: Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
英文摘要:

Water security is the capability of a community to have adequate access to good quality and a sufficient quantity of water as well as safeguard resources for the future generations. Understanding the spatial and temporal variabilities of water security can play a pivotal role in sustainable management of fresh water resources. In this study, a long-term water security analysis of the Grand River watershed (GRW), Ontario, Canada, was carried out using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT). Analyses on blue and green water availability and water security were carried out by dividing the GRW into eight drainage zones. As such, both anthropogenic as well as environmental demand were considered. In particular, while calculating blue water scarcity, three different methods were used in determining the environmental flow requirement, namely, the presumptive standards method, the modified low stream-flow method, and the variable monthly flow method. Model results showed that the SWAT model could simulate streamflow dynamics of the GRW with good' to very good' accuracy with an average Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency of 0.75, R-2 value of 0.78, and percentage of bias (PBIAS) of 8.23%. Sen's slope calculated using data from over 60 years confirmed that the blue water flow, green water flow, and storage had increasing trends. The presumptive standards method and the modified low stream-flow method, respectively, were found to be the most and least restrictive method in calculating environmental flow requirements. While both green (0.4-1.1) and blue (0.25-2.0) water scarcity values showed marked temporal and spatial variabilities, blue water scarcity was found to be the highest in urban areas on account of higher water usage and less blue water availability. Similarly, green water scarcity was found to be highest in zones with higher temperatures and intensive agricultural practices. We believe that knowledge of the green and blue water security situation would be helpful in sustainable water resources management of the GRW and help to identify hotspots that need immediate attention.


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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/133249
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作者单位: 1.Univ Guelph, Sch Engn, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
2.Ontario Minist Environm Conservat & Pk, Etobicoke, ON M9P 3V6, Canada

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Kaur, Baljeet,Shrestha, Narayan Kumar,Daggupati, Prasad,et al. Water Security Assessment of the Grand River Watershed in Southwestern Ontario, Canada[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2019-01-01,11(7)
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