Journal of Arid Regions Geographic Studies

Journal of Arid Regions Geographic Studies

Relationship of surface runoff coefficient with land use/land cover change in Samian watershed, Ardabil province

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hadi Izadifard 1
Saeed Rasinezami 2
Raoof Mostafazadeh 3
Hasan Khavarian 4
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
3 Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
4 Department of Natural Geography, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
10.22034/jargs.2023.373960.0
Abstract
Aim: Water resource planning in different world countries is based on the potential surface resource availability. Land use changes, especially in watersheds that include cities and population centers, strongly affect the quantity of water. This study aims to determine land use/land cover changes in the Samian watershed, Ardabil. Also, investigating the relationship between land use changes and the amount of surface water in this watershed was explored.
Material & Method: In this study, ENVI software obtained land use for four time periods from 1993 to 2017. In order to investigate the quantitative changes of water, 5 hydrometric stations and 32 rain gauge stations within the watershed were selected, and the runoff coefficient of these stations was obtained based on the recorded data in river gauge stations. In the next step, ANOVA and Tukey test were exerted to determine the significance of changes in the mean runoff coefficient.
Finding: In the studied years, rangelands have decreased considerably by 9.75%. Also, irrigated agriculture had the highest increase, with 8.45%. Residential areas had increased in the study period by 1.42% compared to the first period. Rainfed agriculture has also increased by 3.29% in the study area.
Conclusion: In all studied hydrometric stations except Nir station, the changes in runoff coefficient were significant. In Samian, Aladizgheh, Atashghah, and Ghilande stations, the changes in runoff coefficient have decreased, which means a decrease in river discharge during the research period.
Innovation: The results can be used in the quantitative analysis of the relationship between land use change and surface runoff coefficient changes. Also, based on the reduction of natural lands, it is possible to predict the increasing intensity of runoff and flooding. In addition, land use planning and management and knowledge of the amount, intensity, and spatial changes of runoff production potential are prerequisites for planning runoff control.
Keywords
Water quantity
Trend Analysis
Remote Sensing
Runoff generation
Land use
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Journal of Arid Regions Geographic Studies
Volume 14, Issue 51
Spring 2023
Pages 41-24

  • Receive Date 16 August 2022
  • Revise Date 26 February 2023
  • Accept Date 01 March 2023
  • Publish Date 21 April 2023