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The hydrologic effects of climate change and urbanization in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed, Nevada

Yang, Heng
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384334002

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2013, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Geography.
In this research, a cell-based model of the Las Vegas Wash (LVW) Watershed in Clark County, Nevada, was developed by combining traditional hydrologic modeling methods (Thornthwaite's water balance model and the Soil Conservation Survey's Curve Number method) and pixel-based computing technology. After the model was calibrated and validated, it was used to predict hydrologic conditions in 2030 and 2050 under future changes in climate and land use. The future climate projection was based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Annual Report 4 (AR4) B1 climate scenario, and the land use change scenario was derived from a CA-Markov land use model. Results indicate that future total surface runoff in the watershed will significantly decrease in winters but increase in summers. While urban development can increase the amount of runoff, the primary factor in determining the amount of total surface runoff in the future is climate change. This finding may be useful to city planners and resource managers in devising future urban development plans and water management policies.
Tak Yung Tong, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Jeffrey Yang, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kevin Raleigh, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
51 p.
Hydrology
cell-based watershed modeling; hydrology; rainfall-runoff simulation; climate change; land use change

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  • Yang, H. (2013). The hydrologic effects of climate change and urbanization in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed, Nevada [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384334002

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yang, Heng. The hydrologic effects of climate change and urbanization in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed, Nevada. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384334002.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yang, Heng. "The hydrologic effects of climate change and urbanization in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed, Nevada." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384334002

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