Sustainable Water Resources Management: Proceedings of SWARM 2020

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This book brings high-quality selected research articles from the international conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management (SWARM 2020), held at Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, Assam, India, during 19–21 June 2020. The book focuses on water management and planning, urban water management, climate change and global warming, management of groundwater and aquifer remediation, water conservation, water quality, pollution control, management of trans-boundary rivers, advanced hydrological modelling and hydro-disaster risk management of sustainable water management. Preface Contents Editors and Contributors I Climate Change Climate Change and Its Impact on Surface Runoff Characteristics of an Urban Catchment 1 Introduction 2 Study Area and Data 3 Methodology Downscaling Imperviousness Determination Runoff Modeling 4 Results and Discussion Downscaling Imperviousness Determination Runoff Modeling 5 Conclusion References Impact of Climate Change on Daily Maximum Temperature of the Brahmaputra River Basin 1 Introduction 2 Study Area 3 Data 4 Methods 5 Results and Discussion 6 Conclusions References Future Rainfall Trend Analysis Over Puthimari River Basin: A Comparative Study Using Different CMIP5 Models 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methodology Data Used Methodology 3 Results and Discussions 4 Conclusions References Impact of Sea-Level Rise on a Coastal Catchment of Brunei Darussalam 1 Introduction 2 Impact of Climate Change on Flooding 3 Development of the Simulation Model 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusion References Challenges of Data Scarcity in Statistical Downscaling of Rainfall Using Large-Scale GCM Models 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods Data Used Study Area Downscaling Using Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression (SMLR) 3 Results and Discussion Screening of Predictors Calibration and Validation 4 Conclusion References Investigation of Climate Extremes: A Study in Dudhnoi River Basin, India 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods Study Area and Data Methodology 3 Results and Discussion Trends in Temperature Extremes During 1981 to 2013 Trends in Precipitation Extremes During 1981 to 2013 4 Conclusion References II Modelling Assessment of Land Use Change Impact on Sediment Yield Using SWAT and Partial Least Squares Regression Model 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods Sediment Yield Data Sources SWAT Model Setup for Sediment Simulation Application of PLSR for Analysis of LC Change Impact on Sediment Yield 3 Results and Discussion Calibration and Validation of Sediment Yield Impact of Land Cover Change on the Sediment Yield The Relative Impact of LC Change on Sediment Yield Based on PLSR Model 4 Conclusion References Evaluation of ArcSWAT Model for Streamflow Simulation in the Humid Tropical Netravathi Catchment 1 Introduction 2 Study Area 3 Methodology 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusion References Parameter Sensitivity by Watershed Model of Bhogdoi, a Tributary of the Brahmaputra River 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods Study Area Input Data Model Setup and Simulation Global and Local Sensitivity Analysis 3 Results and Discussion Results on Sensitivity Analysis Calibration Results 4 Conclusion References A 2D Hydrodynamic Model Study in Brahmaputra River for Implementation of Bank Protection Work at Nimatighat 1 Introduction 2 Governing Equations and Numerical Scheme 3 Study Area of the Proposed Dredging for Modelling Exercise 4 Boundary Condition in the Model 5 Result and Discussion First Case: Dredging of the Sandbar with Three Different Width Second Case: Dredging of the Sandbar with Porcupine Screen 6 Conclusions References Flood Modeling in River System Using Gamma Memory 1 Introduction 2 Concurrent Flow Forecasting Approach Concurrent Flow Predicting Models Network Architecture 3 Results and Discussions 4 Conclusions References 2D Hydrodynamic Model for Evaluating Impact of Possible Riverfront Activities in an Urbanized Bank of Brahmaputra River 1 Introduction 2 Study Area and Model Description 3 Methodology and Applications 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusion References Optimization of Sukla Irrigation Canal 1 Introduction 2 An Overview of Sukla Irrigation Project 3 Materials and Methods 4 The Nonlinear Optimization Model Objective Function Constraints Variables 5 Results and Discussions 6 Conclusions References III River Management  Comparison of Simple and Modified SCS-CN in Runoff Prediction in a Highly Flood Prone Zone 1 Introduction 2 Study Area 3 Materials and Methods Calculation of Runoff Volume 4 Results and Discussion Generated Soil Map Land Use/Land Cover Classification Simple CN Modified CN and the Final Result 5 Conclusions References Quantification of Discharge Hysteresis Produced in Amazon River Basin 1 Introduction 2 Material and Method Flow Data Acquisition Autocorrelation Analysis of Discharge Data Hysterical Quantification of Discharge Data 3 Result and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Scouring Due to a Vertical Jet: A Review of Parameters 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Comparison of Experimental Parameters Used by Different Researchers Experimental Run-Time, ‘T’ Velocity of the Falling Jet, ‘V’ Sediment Size, ‘D’ Impinging Height of the Jet, ‘H’ Nozzle Diameter, ‘d’ 4 Conclusion 5 Way Forward References Identification and Mapping of 2019 Flood Extents Using Sentinel-1 A Images: A Case of Barpeta District, Assam 1 Introduction 2 Geographic Setting of the Study Area 3 Data Used and Methodology Data Used Methodology 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusion References Analysis of Large Dam Storage Capacity and Its Effect on Water Demand Management in India 1 Introduction Evolution of Dams in India Role of National Water Policy 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Impact of Nodal Points on River Morphology of Brahmaputra River 1 Introduction Study Area 2 Materials and Methods Bankline Delineation Channel Dimension Erosion–Deposition Process 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Stability Analysis of Riverbank Erosion 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results and Discussion 4 Figures and Tables 5 Conclusions References Morphological Changes of River Dikrong with Due Emphasis on Effects of Ranganadi Hydroelectric Power Plant 1 Introduction Study Area 2 Materials and Method Data Collection Data Analysis 3 Results and Discussions 4 Conclusions References River Basin Development 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results and Discussions 4 Conclusion References IV Water Quality and Management Simulation of Fluoride Migration in Groundwater of the Affected Areas of Shilabati Riverbank, West Bengal, India 1 Introduction 2 Description of Study Area Location and Hydrometeorology Geology and Hydrology of the Study Area 3 Materials and Methods Determination of Model Input Parameters Development of Conceptual Model Model Boundaries 4 Result and Discussion Model Calibration Scenario Analysis Sensitivity Analysis 5 Conclusion References Sustainable Agriculture in a Cold Desert: Case Study of Lahaul and Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh 1 Introduction 2 Methodology Sampling Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Herfindahl Index (HI) Percentages 3 Review of Literature 4 Cropping Pattern and Present Irrigation System in Lahaul and Spiti 5 Kuhl as a Common Property Resource 6 Conclusion References