MODELING DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL AND SEDIMENT PROCESSES TO ASSESS LAND USE EFFECTS IN CHAO PHRAYA RIVER BASIN

Authors

  • Kazuki Tanuma Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Zuliziana Suif Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Atchara Komsai Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Winai Liengcharernsit Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University
  • Oliver Cristian Saavedra Valeriano Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v4.15431

Abstract

Soil loss and its transport processes were coupled with an existing distributed hydrological model to assess the effects of land use change on stream flow and suspended sediment load in the Chao Phraya River basin, Thailand. The simulation period spanned from 2001 to 2010. The results indicate that the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency of upper sub-basins fluctuated in the range 0.51–0.72, indicating the applicability of the model for long-term simulation at the monthly scale. Land use change during 2001–2010 caused a 1.6% increase in suspended sediment load based on the present trend. The changes were particularly pronounced in the Wang River basin, where the delivery ratio was highest. Moreover, the urbanization and conversion of farm land from paddy fields exerted negative effects on sediment runoff in Chao Phraya River basin. The proposed model has the ability to quantitatively evaluate the heterogeneity of sediment runoff in the basin, demonstrating the benefits and trade-offs of each land use change class. The results of this study can support basin and local land development policy to control sediment losses during development.

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Published

2014-03-31

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Environmental Engineering

How to Cite

MODELING DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL AND SEDIMENT PROCESSES TO ASSESS LAND USE EFFECTS IN CHAO PHRAYA RIVER BASIN. (2014). ASEAN Engineering Journal, 4(1), 30-47. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v4.15431