Land cover change and its effects on catchment hydrology: A quantitative analysis using SWAT in Horní Úpa
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985874%3A_____%2F25%3A00640558" target="_blank" >RIV/67985874:_____/25:00640558 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41330/25:103587 RIV/00216208:11310/25:10504149
Result on the web
<a href="https://karolinum.cz/casopis/auc-geographica/online-first/clanek-15501" target="_blank" >https://karolinum.cz/casopis/auc-geographica/online-first/clanek-15501</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/23361980.2025.18" target="_blank" >10.14712/23361980.2025.18</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Land cover change and its effects on catchment hydrology: A quantitative analysis using SWAT in Horní Úpa
Original language description
The changes in land cover, particularly in vegetation, directly influence regional water systems through various processes and have potential to alter not only microclimates and local hydrological regimes, but also local ecosystems and downstream water resources. This article investigates the interplay between land cover change and hydrological processes over a 30-year period in the mid-latitude mountainous catchment. Key vegetation trends were identified by supervised classification of geometrically and radiometrically corrected Landsat satellite imagery. Specifically, the replacement of coniferous forests with transitional woodland-shrub and a gradual increase in mixed forests, influenced by disturbance events, such as windthrows and bark beetle outbreaks, were observed. The SWAT model was successfully calibrated and validated using long-term discharge data, allowing for the simulation of land cover scenarios. Results suggest that land cover changes exerted a limited influence on total water balance, indicating a degree of hydrological resilience of the catchment. However, they affected the partitioning of runoff components, such as directnflow, subsurface lateral flow, and groundwater recharge. The study demonstrates the value of integrating the satellite-based land cover analysis with process-based modelling to understand long-term land-hydrology interactions in complex terrain. The findings underscore the importance of improving spatial resolution, dynamic vegetation modelling, and soil-vegetation parameterization fornfuture assessments under changing environmental conditions. This research contributes to a growing body of knowledge essential for sustainable water resource management in sensitive mountain regions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10501 - Hydrology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/SS05010124" target="_blank" >SS05010124: Evaluation of the impact of land cover changes on local hydrology and climate in the Krkonoše National Park using remote sensing and hydrological modeling</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Acta Universitatis Carolinae- Geographica
ISSN
0300-5402
e-ISSN
2336-1980
Volume of the periodical
60
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
186-203
UT code for WoS article
001644056800004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105032896630