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Local climate change projections and impact on the surface hydrology in the Vea catchment, West Africa

Larbi, Isaac; Hountondji, Fabien C. C.; Dotse, Sam-Quarcoo; Mama, Daouda; Nyamekye, Clement; Adeyeri, Oluwafemi E.; Koubodana, H. Djan’na; Odoom, Peter Rock Ebo; Asare, Yaw Mensah

Abstract:

Water security has been a major challenge in the semi-arid area of West Africa including Northern Ghana, where climate change is projected to increase if appropriate measures are not taken. This study assessed rainfall and temperature projections and its impact on the water resources in the Vea catchment using an ensemble mean of four bias-corrected Regional Climate Models and Statistical Downscaling Model-Decision Centric (SDSM-DC) simulations. The ensemble mean of the bias-corrected climate simulations was used as input to an already calibrated and validated Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model, to assess the impact of climate change on actual evapotranspiration (ET), surface runoff and water yield, relative to the baseline (1990–2017) period. The results showed that the mean annual temperature and actual ET would increase by 1.3 °C and 8.3%, respectively, for the period 2020–2049 under the medium CO$_{2}$ emission (RCP4.5) scenario, indicating a trend towards a drier climate. The surface runoff and water yield are projected to decrease by 42.7 and 38.7%, respectively. The projected decrease in water yield requires better planning and management of the water resources in the catchment.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000142066
Veröffentlicht am 20.01.2022
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.2166/NH.2021.096
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Atmosphärische Umweltforschung (IMK-IFU)
Zukunftscampus (CAMPUS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 01.12.2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1998-9563, 0029-1277, 1996-9694, 2224-7955
KITopen-ID: 1000142066
HGF-Programm 12.11.33 (POF IV, LK 01) Regional Climate and Hydrological Cycle
Erschienen in Hydrology Research
Verlag IWA Publishing
Band 52
Heft 6
Seiten 1200-1215
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 17.08.2021
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