Upstream-downstream flow regime alteration

This research paper examines the drivers of flow regime alteration in the Mond River basin in southern Iran, comparing the impacts of dam operations against climate change factors like sea-level rise and drought on the Mond-Protected Area estuary-coastal system.

• The impact of dam operations on the Mond River varies by location; while the Tangab and Salman Farsi dams cause a 'drastic' impact with River Impact (RI) values of 0.02 and 0.08, the impact is reduced to 'severe' (RI value of 0.35) at the Ghantareh gauge due to flow additions from a mid-basin area of approximately 20,254 km2.
• Climate change factors, specifically sea-level rise in the Persian Gulf and meteorological drought, have a greater impact on the Mond Protected Area than upstream river regulation or land-use changes in the Mond basin.
• Remote sensing analysis indicates that sea-level rise in the Persian Gulf is causing the inundation of coastal areas and a landward shift of vegetation, which aligns with standardized precipitation index (SPI) values.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Upstream-downstream flow regime alteration. https://www.sei.org/publications/upstream-downstream-flow-regime-alteration/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Upstream-downstream flow regime alteration. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/upstream-downstream-flow-regime-alteration/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022upstreamdownstream, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Upstream-downstream flow regime alteration}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/upstream-downstream-flow-regime-alteration/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }