scholarly journals Comparing methods for determining flow routing parameters in models that underpin water resource planning in the Murray Darling Basin

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Flow Routing ◽  
Water Resource Planning ◽  
Murray Darling Basin

scholarly journals The Implementation of a Hybrid Model for Hilly Sub-Watershed Prioritization Using Morphometric Variables: Case Study in India

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Malik ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
Daniel Prakash Kushwaha ◽  
Ozgur Kisi ◽  
Sinan Q. Salih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Morphometric Parameters ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Water Resource Planning ◽  
Watershed Prioritization ◽  
Planning And Management

Among several components of watershed prioritization, morphometric parameters are considered to be essential elements for appropriate water resource planning and management. In the current study, nine hilly sub-watersheds are prioritized using novel hybrid model based on morphometric variables analysis at Bino Watershed (BW) located in the upper Ramganga basin, India. The proposed model is based on the hybridization of principal component analysis (PCA) with weighted-sum approach (WSA), presenting a single-frame methodology (PCWSA) for sub-watershed prioritization. The prioritization process was conducted based on several morphometric parameters including linear, areal, and shape. The PCA was performed to identify the significant correlated factor-loading matrix whereas WSA was established to provide the weights for the morphometric parameters and fix their priority ranking (PR) to be categorized based on compound factor value. The findings showed that 37.81% of total area is under highly susceptible zone sub-watersheds (SW-6 and SW-7). This is verifying the necessity for appropriate soil and water conservation measures for the area. The proposed hybrid methodology demonstrated a reliable approach for water resource planning and management, agriculture, and irrigation activities in the study region.

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