Modeling arid/semi-arid irrigated agricultural watersheds with SWAT: applications, challenges, and solution strategies

M Samimi, A Mirchi, D Moriasi, S Ahn, S Alian… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We review over twenty years of publications on Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)
applications in arid/semi-arid irrigated agricultural watersheds. Our review reveals strict …

Sediment yield reduction associated with land use changes and check dams in a catchment of the Loess Plateau, China

G Zhao, GM Kondolf, X Mu, M Han, Z He, Z Rubin… - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Large-scale sediment control efforts on the Loess Plateau of China and resulting reductions
in sediment yield have been documented. However, it remains unclear how these control …

Influence of climate and land-use changes on the sensitivity of SWAT model parameters and water availability in a semi-arid river basin

A Sharma, PL Patel, PJ Sharma - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study assesses the impact of climate change (CC) and land use land cover
change (LULCC) on model parameter variability and alterations in streamflow and water …

Evaluation of impacts of climate change and human activities on streamflow in the Poyang Lake basin, China

Q Zhang, J Liu, VP Singh, X Gu… - Hydrological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Variations in streamflows of five tributaries of the Poyang Lake basin, China, because of the
influence of human activities and climate change were evaluated using the Australia Water …

Evaluation of land‐use change effects on runoff and soil erosion of a hilly basin—the Yanhe River in the Chinese Loess Plateau

K Yang, C Lu - Land Degradation & Development, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Starting in 1999, the Grain‐for‐Green Programme has been implemented in the Loess
Plateau to alleviate the severe soil erosion by converting steeply sloping croplands to …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial optimization of soil and water conservation practices using coupled SWAT model and evolutionary algorithm

F Naseri, M Azari, MT Dastorani - International Soil and Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil and water conservation practices have been extensively used in effective watershed
management. The impact of each conservation practice is site specific and dependent on …

Numerical modelling shows an old check‐dam still attenuates flooding and sediment transport

Q Ran, H Tang, F Wang, J Gao - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Check dams are an effective and widespread measure for soil and water conservation
around the world (eg, in the Chinese Loess Plateau). However, the quantitative impact of a …

Streamflow response to land use–land cover change over the Nethravathi River Basin, India

S Babar, H Ramesh - Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Land use–land cover change (LULC) has considerable impacts on hydrologic response at
the watershed level. Quantitative assessment of LULC impacts on runoff generations is vital …

An estimate of human and natural contributions to changes in water resources in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River

J Hou, A Ye, J You, F Ma, Q Duan - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change and human activities have changed the spatial-temporal distribution of
water resources, especially in a fragile ecological area such as the upper reaches of the …

Revisiting the application of the SWAT model in arid and semi-arid regions: a selection from 2009 to 2022

AKP Rocha, LSB de Souza… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
The use of models affords an understanding of hydrological processes under different
environmental conditions, and aids action planning in the face of changes in land use, soil …