Analysis of urbanization impact on changes in river discharge – a case study of the Biała river catchment
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|Nov 2012Abstract
The article presents a simulation of urbanization impact on runoff changes in an urbanized catchment. Application of a distributed hydrological WetSpa model enabled comprehensive use of Landsat satellite images as a source of data about contemporary and historical land cover in the catchment. The analyses conducted for the Biała river catchment, with over 60% of the area being urbanized, revealed a significant influence of changes in the size of urbanized area on runoff hydrograph.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgm021202 | Journal eISSN: 2083-831X (formerly 0137-124X) | Journal ISSN: 0137-6365
Language: English
Page range: 19 - 32
Published online: Nov 9, 2012
Published in print: Oct 1, 2012
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2012 Jarosław Chormański, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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