Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Book chapters |
| Title (Primary) | Water availability across India under observed and projected climate |
| Title (Secondary) | Climate change and water resources in India |
| Author | Singh, R.; Biswal, B.; Kumar, R. |
| Publisher | Mishra, V.; Bhatt, J.R. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Department | CHS |
| Page From | 53 |
| Page To | 68 |
| Language | englisch |
| Abstract | Quantifying the spatiotemporal variability of water availability is crucial for decision making related to water management. Here, we estimate water availability over India under the historically observed climate and projected future climate. We estimate three indicators of water availability and associated variability: long-term renewable freshwater resources, the frequency of low flows, and the frequency of high flows. These indicators are estimated using two forms of the Budyko model, a physically based parsimonious model that relates available energy in a region to available water. The first form uses a probabilistic framework to estimate long-term water availability while the second form is a dynamic model that estimates daily water availability. Although we find a general agreement between various climate models on an expected increase in long-term water availability across India, considerable uncertainties exist and are mainly attributed to the choice of climate model and specific location within India. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=22486 |
| Singh, R., Biswal, B., Kumar, R. (2018): Water availability across India under observed and projected climate In: Mishra, V., Bhatt, J.R. (eds.) Climate change and water resources in India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), New Delhi, p. 53 - 68 |
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