Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.08.029 |
| Title (Primary) | Coupling land-use change and hydrologic models for quantification of catchment ecosystem services |
| Author | Yalew, S.G.; Pilz, T.; Schweitzer, C.; Liersch, S.; van der Kwast, J.; van Griensven, A.; Mul, M.L.; Dickens, C.; van der Zaag, P. |
| Journal | Environmental Modelling & Software |
| Year | 2018 |
| Department | CLE |
| Volume | 109 |
| Page From | 315 |
| Page To | 328 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | Model coupling; Ecosystem services; Integrated modelling; Land and water |
| Abstract | Representation of land-use and hydrologic interactions in respective models has traditionally been problematic. The use of static land-use in most hydrologic models or that of the use of simple hydrologic proxies in land-use change models call for more integrated approaches. The objective of this study is to assess whether dynamic feedback between land-use change and hydrology can (1) improve model performances, and/or (2) produce a more realistic quantification of ecosystem services. To test this, we coupled a land-use change model and a hydrologic mode. First, the land-use change and the hydrologic models were separately developed and calibrated. Then, the two models were dynamically coupled to exchange data at yearly time-steps. The approach is applied to a catchment in South Africa. Performance of coupled models when compared to the uncoupled models were marginal, but the coupled models excelled at the quantification of catchment ecosystem services more robustly. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=20995 |
| Yalew, S.G., Pilz, T., Schweitzer, C., Liersch, S., van der Kwast, J., van Griensven, A., Mul, M.L., Dickens, C., van der Zaag, P. (2018): Coupling land-use change and hydrologic models for quantification of catchment ecosystem services Environ. Modell. Softw. 109 , 315 - 328 |
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