Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru
Introduction The Cañete River watershed located in the central Peruvian Andes, is undergoing hydrological changes due to global rising temperatures, landuse changes and increased water supply demand. At the river’s source in the ice-covered mountains at 5,800 m.a.s.l., changes in the landscape are e...
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| author | Francesconi, Wendy Uribe, Natalia Valencia Gómez, Jefferson Quintero, Marcela |
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| description | Introduction The Cañete River watershed located in the central Peruvian Andes, is undergoing hydrological changes due to global rising temperatures, landuse changes and increased water supply demand. At the river’s source in the ice-covered mountains at 5,800 m.a.s.l., changes in the landscape are evident given the ever receding snow covered ground. According to aerial photographs of the snowcap mountains, out of the 16 snow peaks that existed in 1962, only 11 remained in 1990 (Cementos Lima S.A.). Exacerbating this situation are the changes in land use occurring at the upper and middle watershed. The watershed’s natural habitat functions as a sponge, retaining much of the water that melts from the glaciers or that falls as precipitation (Wiegers et al., 1999). In addition, lakes, puddles, springs and creeks create a water holding network that transports and slows down water losses along the elevation gradient. Yet, changes in ecosystem dynamics affect the water holding capacity of the watershed, leading to more erratic water flows with longer dry periods and flush events. |
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| spelling | CGSpace917282025-03-13T09:44:39Z Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru Francesconi, Wendy Uribe, Natalia Valencia Gómez, Jefferson Quintero, Marcela land use utilización de la tierra water supply mountains landscapes watersheds simulation models modelos de simulación Introduction The Cañete River watershed located in the central Peruvian Andes, is undergoing hydrological changes due to global rising temperatures, landuse changes and increased water supply demand. At the river’s source in the ice-covered mountains at 5,800 m.a.s.l., changes in the landscape are evident given the ever receding snow covered ground. According to aerial photographs of the snowcap mountains, out of the 16 snow peaks that existed in 1962, only 11 remained in 1990 (Cementos Lima S.A.). Exacerbating this situation are the changes in land use occurring at the upper and middle watershed. The watershed’s natural habitat functions as a sponge, retaining much of the water that melts from the glaciers or that falls as precipitation (Wiegers et al., 1999). In addition, lakes, puddles, springs and creeks create a water holding network that transports and slows down water losses along the elevation gradient. Yet, changes in ecosystem dynamics affect the water holding capacity of the watershed, leading to more erratic water flows with longer dry periods and flush events. 2018 2018-03-22T18:49:12Z 2018-03-22T18:49:12Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91728 en Open Access CRC Press Francesconi, Wendy; Uribe, Natalia; Valencia, Jefferson; Quintero, Marcela. 2018. Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru . In: Rivera, D. (Ed.), Godoy-Faundez, A. (Ed.), Saavedra, M. (Ed.). (2018). Andean Hydrology. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 264 p. ISBN 9781498788410 p.84-101. |
| spellingShingle | land use utilización de la tierra water supply mountains landscapes watersheds simulation models modelos de simulación Francesconi, Wendy Uribe, Natalia Valencia Gómez, Jefferson Quintero, Marcela Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru |
| title | Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru |
| title_full | Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru |
| title_fullStr | Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru |
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| title_short | Modeling for Management: A Case Study of the Cañete watershed, Peru |
| title_sort | modeling for management a case study of the canete watershed peru |
| topic | land use utilización de la tierra water supply mountains landscapes watersheds simulation models modelos de simulación |
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