The effects of intermittent supply and household storage in the quality of drinking water in Maputo / Förändringar i dricksvattenkvalitet i Maputo på grund av intermittent försörjning och tanklagring i hushållen
A serious problem arising from intermittent supplies is the associated high level of contamination and public health hazards resulting either from ingress of contaminated water or from prolonged storage. This paper discusses the overall condition of the drinking water quality of intermittent water supplies in Mozambique. The network of Maputo is used as an example. […]
Benefits of GIS Application in Hydrological Modeling: A Brief Summary / Fördelar med GIS i hydrologisk modellering, en kort sammanfattning
During recent years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a powerful tool have had a tremendous impact on research techniques in the realm of geography and spatial analysis. The integrative ability of GIS to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and finally present all types of geographical spatial data, has drawn many attentions to it. Water Resources […]
Anthropogenic Influence on the Water Quality in the Lake Poopó Area, Bolivia / Mänsklig inverkan på vattenkvalitén i området kring sjön Poopó, Bolivia
Mining in Bolivia has been an important part of the economy for centuries, particularly in the Altiplano area. However, the mining activities have a negative effect on both the environment and the health of the people living in this area. This study summarizes knowledge of the historical as well as current environmental condition in four […]
Modeling the wave climate in the baltic sea / Modellering av vågklimat i Östersjön
Based on a 6-year simulation of the wave conditions for the Baltic Sea the wave climate at five locations along the Swedish SE coast was constructed. Using the WAM wave model to hindcast the waves between Jan 1st 2004 and Dec 31st 2009 the parameters significant wave height, direction of wave propagation, and spectral wave […]
Föroreningstransport i den omättade zonen under olika nederbördsscenarion / Unsaturated solute transport under different rainfall scenarios
Pollutant transport in the unsaturated soil zone is a potential threat to surface and ground water resources. The intensity and volume of rainfall are the parameters that decide how fast and deep the pollutants will be transported. Climate models predict a future rainfall climate with higher total volume and higher intensities. In the present study […]
Climate model precipitation in hydrological impact studies: limitations and possibilities / Nederbörd från klimatmodeller i hydrologiska effektstudier: begränsningar och möjligheter
Hydrology is strongly precipitation-dependent and hence hydrological modeling and forecasting requires accurate precipitation input for good performance. Hydrological climate change impact assessment thus requires good estimates of future precipitation. Climate modeling is the main means of estimating future precipitation, but it is seldom possible to directly use the precipitation output from climate models for meaningful […]
Future projections of nutrient fluxes to Lake Mälaren / Framtida projektioner av närsaltflöden till Mälaren
Two climate projections are used as forcing data in a hydrological model for the Lake Mälaren catchment, in order to evaluate the expected impact on nutrient fluxes (nitrogen and phosphorus) into the lake. Lake Mälaren comprises a large lake system, discharging into the Baltic Sea through the city of Stockholm, Sweden. Being a major fresh-water […]
Large-scale effects of climate change on water resources in Sweden and Europe / Storskaliga effekter av klimatförändring på vattenresurser i Sverige och Europa
According to the future scenarios from global and regional climate models, the climate change will profoundly affect hydrological processes at different scales in time and space. This paper presents results from a new generation of hydrological climate change impact studies, combining new methods for downscaling and bias correction of climate projections with new methods for […]
Dissemination and end-user interactions of climate change impact on water resources / Spridning av resultat och användarkontakter för klimatförändringens påverkan på vattenresurser
During three years there have been continuous activities on dissemination of results from the Swedish research project HYDROIMPACTS2.0, including dialogues and outreach to stakeholders and end users. Besides the traditional dissemination towards the academic community (e.g. scientific papers and conference contributions), the project included various web-based tools to facilitate hydrological climate change impact assessment as […]