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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6339-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6339-2021
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16 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 16 Dec 2021

Quantifying the impacts of land cover change on hydrological responses in the Mahanadi river basin in India

Shaini Naha, Miguel Angel Rico-Ramirez, and Rafael Rosolem

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Rapid growth in population in developing countries leads to an increase in food demand, and as a consequence, percentages of land are being converted to cropland which alters river flow processes. This study describes how the hydrology of a flood-prone river basin in India would respond to the current and future changes in land cover. Our findings indicate that the recurrent flood events occurring in the basin might be influenced by these changes in land cover at the catchment scale.
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