IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER YIELD IN THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN

摘要

The potential impacts of climate change on water yield are examined in the Upper Wind River Basin. This is a high-eleva- tion, mountain basin with a snowfall/snowmelt dominated stream- flow hydrograph. A variety of physiographic conditions are represented in the rangeland, coniferous forests, and high-elevation alpine regions. The Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is used to model the baseline input time series data and climate change sce- narios.