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Future changes in Mekong River hydrology: impact of climate change and reservoir operation on discharge

A study assessing the likely impact of economic development and climate change on the hydrology of the Mekong. The results indicate that within the coming 20–30 year period, the operation of planned hydropower reservoirs is likely to have a larger impact on the Mekong hydrograph than the impacts of climate change. However, climate change will increase the uncertainty of the estimated reservoir operation impacts: the results indicate that even the direction of the flow-related changes induced by climate change is partly unclear. Consequently, both dam planners and dam operators should pay closer attention to the cumulative impacts of climate change and reservoir operation on aquatic ecosystems.

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Field Value
Document type Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Language of document
  • English
Topics
  • Climate change
  • Environment and natural resources
  • Rivers and lakes
  • Water resources
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Cambodia
  • Viet Nam
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Thailand
  • Myanmar
  • China
Copyright Yes
Access and use constraints

CC Attribution 3.0 License.

Version / Edition 1.0
License CC-BY-4.0
Contact

H. Lauri, hannu.lauri@eia.fi

Author (individual) Lauri, H.
Co-author (individual) de Moel, H; Ward, P. J.; Keskinen, M.; Kummu, M.; Ras¨anen, T. A.
Publication place Germany
Publisher Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union
Publication date 2012
General note

Hydrology and Earth Systems Science, Volume 16, 4603–4619

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Date modified January 7, 2016, 23:13 (UTC)