Assessment of possible impacts of climate change in an urban catchment

被引:63
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作者
Denault, Catherine [1 ]
Millar, Robert G. [1 ]
Lence, Barbara J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Civil Engn, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
关键词
climate change; environmental impacts; runoff; statistics; surface water; urban hydrology;
D O I
10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb04485.x
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Stationarity of rainfall statistical parameters is a fundamental assumption in hydraulic infrastructure design that may not be valid in an era of changing climate. This study develops a framework for examining the potential impacts of future increases in short duration rainfall intensity on urban infrastructure and natural ecosystems of small watersheds and demonstrates this approach for the Mission/Wagg Creek watershed in British Columbia, Canada. Nonstationarities in rainfall records are first analyzed with linear regression analysis, and the detected trends are extrapolated to build potential future rainfall scenarios. The Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) is used to analyze the effects of increased rainfall intensity on design peak flows and to assess future drainage infrastructure capacity according to the derived scenarios. While the framework provided herein may be modified for cases in which more complex distributions for rainfall intensity are needed and more sophisticated stormwater management models are available, linear regressions and SWMM are commonly used in practice and are applicable for the Mission/Wagg Creek watershed. Potential future impacts on stream health are assessed using methods based on equivalent total impervious area. In terms of impacts on the drainage infrastructure, the results of this study indicate that increases in short duration rainfall intensity may be expected in the future but that they would not create severe impacts in the Mission/Wagg Creek system. The equivalent levels of imperviousness, however, suggest that the impacts on stream health could be far more damaging.
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页码:685 / 697
页数:13
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