Impacts of land use change on watershed streamflow and sediment yield: An assessment using hydrologic modelling and partial least squares regression

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 484, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-37

  Yan, B ^a,c   Fang, N F ^b   Zhang, P C ^c   Shi, Z H ^b,d  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c CHANGJIANG RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Land use; Partial least squares regression; Sediment yield; Streamflow; SWAT

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSIONS (PLSR); REGRESSION COEFFICIENT; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SWAT;

CATCHMENTS; FARMS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

LAND USE;

HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; MAP; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SEDIMENT YIELD; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER SHEDS;

CHINA;

EID: 84875384110     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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