Title

Climate Change And Hydropower In Iran'S Karkheh River Basin

Abstract

The Karkheh River Basin is one of the Iranian river basins with a high potential for hydropower production. While Iran is actively constructing large dams in the Basin for hydropower production, climate change is putting the future status of hydropower production in the Basin in question. Using MODSIM, sensitivity of the Basin to climate change is investigated by estimating stream flow changes and the resulting impacts on hydropower production for different climate change scenarios. Results indicate considerable reductions in annual and seasonal hydropower production due to the expected dry climatic conditions under the existing operation rules. Findings highlight the necessity for revision of the operation rules, developed based on the historical hydrologic data, to minimize the negative impacts of climate change on the Basin. © 2012 ASCE.

Publication Date

9-17-2012

Publication Title

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2012: Crossing Boundaries, Proceedings of the 2012 Congress

Number of Pages

3341-3349

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784412312.336

Socpus ID

84866122637 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84866122637

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