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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-657-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-657-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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02 Feb 2015
Research article |
| 02 Feb 2015
Drivers of spatial and temporal variability of streamflow in the Incomati River basin
A. M. L. Saraiva Okello
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa
I. Masih
UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
S. Uhlenbrook
UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
Delft University of Technology, Department of Water Resources, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
G. P. W. Jewitt
Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa
P. van der Zaag
UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
Delft University of Technology, Department of Water Resources, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
E. Riddell
Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa
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Short summary
We studied long-term daily records of rainfall and streamflow of the Incomati River basin in southern Africa. We used statistical analysis and the Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration tool to describe the spatial and temporal variability flow regime. We found significant declining trends in October flows, and low flow indicators; however, no significant trend was found in rainfall. Land use and flow regulation are larger drivers of temporal changes in streamflow than climatic forces in the basin.
We studied long-term daily records of rainfall and streamflow of the Incomati River basin in...
