An independent and combined effect analysis of land use and climate change in the upper Rhone River watershed, Switzerland

• Published in: Applied Geography
• Main Authors: Rahman, Kazi, Gago Da Silva, Ana, Moran, Enrique, Gobiet, Andreas, Beniston, Martin, Lehmann, Anthony
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/333.7-333.9; Land use; Climate; Hydrological model; Streamflow; Rhone; taiga
• Online Access: https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:74448

Land use and climate change play a significant role in hydrological processes. This study assesses the impact of land use and climate change in a snow and glacier dominated high altitude watershed, located in the southwestern part of Switzerland. Climate projections until the middle of the 21st cent...