Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh

Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh

This study looks at the changes in water balance in the Gorai River Catchment in the Bangladesh delta before and after operationalization of Farakka Barrage. Results show that in ow into the catchment has decreased, but major changes in land use within the catchment have also impacted runoff. Model scenarios demonstrate that although increasing in ow from upstream is the most effective method to increase dry season ows into the delta, reduction in cultivation of water-intensive crops would provide an alternative solution.

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Main Authors: Bharati, Luna, Jayakody, Priyantha
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Informa UK Limited 2011-05
Subjects:land use, land cover change, hydrological factors, rivers, catchment areas, dams, models, water balance,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40410
https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.586200
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spelling dig-cgspace-10568-404102023-09-10T16:32:02Z Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh Bharati, Luna Jayakody, Priyantha land use land cover change hydrological factors rivers catchment areas dams models water balance This study looks at the changes in water balance in the Gorai River Catchment in the Bangladesh delta before and after operationalization of Farakka Barrage. Results show that in ow into the catchment has decreased, but major changes in land use within the catchment have also impacted runoff. Model scenarios demonstrate that although increasing in ow from upstream is the most effective method to increase dry season ows into the delta, reduction in cultivation of water-intensive crops would provide an alternative solution. 2011-05 2014-06-13T14:47:36Z 2014-06-13T14:47:36Z Journal Article Bharati, Luna; Jayakody, Priyantha. 2011. Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh. Water International, 36(3):357-369. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.586200 0250-8060 1941-1707 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40410 https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.586200 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited
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land cover change
hydrological factors
rivers
catchment areas
dams
models
water balance
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land cover change
hydrological factors
rivers
catchment areas
dams
models
water balance
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dams
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water balance
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hydrological factors
rivers
catchment areas
dams
models
water balance
Bharati, Luna
Jayakody, Priyantha
Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh
description This study looks at the changes in water balance in the Gorai River Catchment in the Bangladesh delta before and after operationalization of Farakka Barrage. Results show that in ow into the catchment has decreased, but major changes in land use within the catchment have also impacted runoff. Model scenarios demonstrate that although increasing in ow from upstream is the most effective method to increase dry season ows into the delta, reduction in cultivation of water-intensive crops would provide an alternative solution.
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dams
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title Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh
title_short Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh
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title_fullStr Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Hydrological impacts of inflow and land-use changes in the Gorai River catchment, Bangladesh
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