1. Introduction
Climate Change impacts on river systems include changes in runoff, groundwater flow as well as the timing of streamflow (e.g. high and low flows). To these quantitative aspects, water quality also needs to be assessed for effective water resources management. With respect to the biogeochemical water quality, most climate change impacts can be attributed to changes in stream temperature. With increases in stream temperature, dissolved oxygen will decrease and biological activities will increase. Such changes in stream temperature will also have consequences on nutrients, organic matter as well as biomass within the river environment. The impact of cli- mate change on stream temperature is highly dependent on the future evolution of air temperature and other me- teorological and physical parameters [1]. As air temperature is the parameter that is expected to change most significantly under climate change; therefore, stream temperature is also expected to be an extremely important parameter.
1. Introduction
Climate Change impacts on river systems include changes in runoff, groundwater flow as well as the timing of streamflow (e.g. high and low flows). To these quantitative aspects, water quality also needs to be assessed for effective water resources management. With respect to the biogeochemical water quality, most climate change impacts can be attributed to changes in stream temperature. With increases in stream temperature, dissolved oxygen will decrease and biological activities will increase. Such changes in stream temperature will also have consequences on nutrients, organic matter as well as biomass within the river environment. The impact of cli- mate change on stream temperature is highly dependent on the future evolution of air temperature and other me- teorological and physical parameters [1]. As air temperature is the parameter that is expected to change most significantly under climate change; therefore, stream temperature is also expected to be an extremely important parameter.
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