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Monitoring of hydrological drought in Caspian Sea Basin | ||
| مهندسی و مدیریت آبخیز | ||
| Article 5, Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 570-587 PDF (1.24 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/ijwmse.2023.123012.1533 | ||
| Authors | ||
| sima rahimi bondarabadi* 1; Bahram Saghafian2; Tayeb Raziei1 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute (SCWMRI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran | ||
| 2Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Art, Sciences and Researches Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction Monitoring of hydrological droughts is one of the basic needs of water resources management in watersheds, especially in the field of water agriculture. Drought is divided into three major groups: meteorology, agriculture and hydrology. Hydrologic drought can be studied in different ways. One of the common methods is the use of low flow indexes and threshold level approach. Materials and methods In this research, the minimum flow indices (Q75, Q90 and Q95) extracted from the flow continuity curve and minimum flow series (10 and 30 days) as well as the amount of flow deficit for hydrological drought monitoring in the Caspian Sea Basin were investigated and evaluated. For this purpose, 40 hydrometric stations with 41-year statistics (1970-2011) were selected. In the next step, the data of the studied stations were evaluated in terms of homogeneity, independence and randomness. Then, with the help of hierarchical cluster analysis and step-by-step regression, hydrological homogenous areas were determined and regional analysis of these indicators was done. Results and discussion In order to investigate the characteristics of the minimum current in the Caspian Sea Basin, first, the continuous flow curve was drawn for each of the stations, and then, three indices Q75, Q90 and Q95 were calculated for each of the stations. For the spatial comparison of the minimum flow, the specific minimum discharge or qs (minimum discharge value divided by the area) was used. qs75 index varies between 0.0006 and 13 m3s-1per km2. The value of qs75 is less (drier) in the eastern parts and in the western parts of the region, the amount of dryness of the stream is less than other places. Examining the spatial distribution maps of these three indicators shows that the trend of their spatial changes is almost similar and they all indicate that the western regions of the Caspian Sea Basin are more humid than the eastern and central regions. In the next step, to examine the minimum flow indicators, a series of minimum flows of 10 and 30 days was prepared. By comparing distribution parameters with the help of scoring method, Log-Pearson type 3 distribution was selected as the best distribution in most stations. After choosing the most appropriate distribution, the values of the 10-day and 30-day minimum indices with different return periods were calculated. Examining the average indicators shows that the minimum discharge value of 10 days with a value equal to 0.01 m3s-1 in Vatana Station (12-035) located in the east of the basin and the highest with a value of 19.2 m3s-1, it is at Rudbar Station (17-034) in the western region of the basin. Regarding the average minimum discharge of 30 days, the lowest value is equal to 0.20 m3s-1 and the highest value is equal to 8.52 m3s-1in these two stations. In order to investigate the temporal changes of hydrological drought intensity, the annual time series of 10-day and 30-day low flow at each station were plotted in relation to the year of their occurrence, in order to determine the trend of changes in the drought situation in different years. Examining the time trend of the minimum flow indicators on the graphs, shows a decrease in the value of the indicators in recent years and a negative trend of the indicators. In other words, the graphs in almost all stations show hydrological droughts (reduction of minimum flow indicators) during recent years. In order to determine the length of minimum flow periods, 10 and 30 day moving averages of discharge were compared with Q90 index value in different stations. The results show that the persistence of drought in the central parts of the Caspian Sea Basin (Pulor, Razan, Karsang, Tange Lavij, Pol Zoghal and Zowat sub-basins) is more than the rest of the regions, these sub-basins are located in Mazandaran Province. The lowest duration of drought (between 22 and 25 days) is related to the sub-basins of Shalman, Pol-e-Sazman, Pashaki, Astana and Tutkabon in the eastern part of the Caspian Sea Basin and in Gilan Province. The eastern parts of the basin have also experienced a drought period between 28 and 30 days. Conclusion Results indicate that the years 1990 to 2010 have undergone severe and long droughts in most of the stations. The review of the spatial distribution of indexes shows better conditions in the western parts of the study area compared to the eastern sections in terms of dryness. However, the duration of hydrological droughts in the central study area is longer than in other parts of the basin. Investigating the time trend of the indexes also shows the increase in the frequency and duration of hydrological droughts in recent years. A comparison of different indexes shows that all of them have similar results in the region. The results of cluster analysis divided the area into three distinct homogenous units (in 0.01 significant level). The result of the regional analysis showed that in the eastern homogeneous region, the influencing factor on low flow indexes is elevation, while in the central and western regions, the drainage area and density have a greater impact. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Drought deficit volume; Drought index; Flow duration curves; Low flow index; Regional analysis | ||
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