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  4. Estimation of annual maximum and minimum flow trends in a data-scarce basin. Case study of the Allipén river watershed, Chile
 
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Estimation of annual maximum and minimum flow trends in a data-scarce basin. Case study of the Allipén river watershed, Chile
Medina, Yelena
Dr. Muñoz-Ortiz, Enrique 
Facultad de Ingeniería 
10.3390/w12010162
Water
2020
Data on historical extreme events provides information not only for water resources planning and management but also for the design of disaster-prevention measures. However, most basins around the globe lack long-term hydro-meteorological information to derive the trend of hydrological extremes. This study aims to investigate a method to estimate maximum and minimum flow trends in basins with limited streamflow records. To carry out this study, data from the Allipén River watershed (Chile), the Hydrologiska Byråns Vattenbalansavdelning (HBV) hydrological model at a daily time step, and an uncertainty analysis were used. Through a calibration using only five years of records, 21-year mean daily flow series were generated and the extreme values derived. To analyze the effect of the length of data availability, 2, 5, and 10 years of flows were eliminated from the analyses. The results show that in the case of 11 years of simulated flows, the annual maximum and minimum flow trends present greater uncertainty than in the cases of 16 and 19 years of simulated flows. Simulating 16 years, however, proved to properly simulate the observed long-term trends. Therefore, in data-scarce areas, the use of a hydrological model to simulate extreme mean daily flows and estimate long-term trends with at least 16 years of meteorological data could be a valid option.
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Long-term flow trends
Data scarce
Hydrological modeling
Ciencias de la tierra y medioambientales
Historial de mejoras
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