Water Accounting in the Po River Basin Applied to Climate Change Scenarios

Pedro-Monzonís, María; Longo, Mauro Del; Solera, Abel; Pecora, Silvano; Andreu, Joaquín

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.051

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“…Under these circumstances it is urgent to change the ongoing practices, including N-management in agricultural areas as well as water use. What is evident is that climate is rapidly changing also in these geographical areas, with much lower precipitation and an increasing number of consecutive days with high temperatures, as different models predict (Pasini et al, 2012;Cifrodelli et al, 2015;Pedro-Monzonís et al, 2016).…”

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Application of QUAL2Kw to the Oglio River (Northern Italy) to assess diffuse N pollution via river-groundwater interaction

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Water quality modeling is increasingly recognized as a useful tool for obtaining valuable information for optimal water quality management. In this study, the free software QUAL2Kw was used to evaluate the impacts of agricultural nitrogen (N) excess on river nitrate (NO3-N) concentrations. We explored the possibility to use QUAL2Kw in order to back calculate the exchange of water and N from the groundwater to the Oglio River, northern Italy, which drains a heavily irrigated and fertilized agricultural land. Along the river course water monitoring activities carried out in the dry, summer period revealed steep increases of NO3-N in different sectors, by up to 2 orders of magnitude, not explained by any significant point inputs. Such increases suggest the occurrence of large water exchange with nitrate-polluted groundwater and diffuse inputs. In turn, groundwater pollution is due to high N excess in the watershed (~200 kg N ha-1 yr-1), flood-based irrigation techniques and soil permeability. The QUAL2Kw model was calibrated using the average of 2 years' data collected in winter 2010 and 2011 and validated using the data of winter 2012. To minimize the error between simulation results and measured data, the constants of inorganic suspended solid (ISS), ammonium (NH4-N), nitrate and organic N were calibrated. The calibration and validation results showed a good correspondence between the calculated and measured values for most of water-quality variables. QUAL2Kw was then run separately with three years' summer data (2009, 2010 and 2011), and large gaps were found between the measured and predicted values of discharge, electrical conductivity, NO3-N and total N. Such gaps are discussed in terms of river-groundwater interactions, limited to the summer period and following irrigation by flooding, rise of the groundwater table and vertical transport of N. The gaps allowed to back calculate the volumes of water and the amount of N exchanged. The total load of NO3-N entering into the river from groundwater was estimated in 25.17, 25.63 and 29.89 ton per day for NO3-N in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Similar results were obtained in another study based on mass balance of N isotopes. The combination of experimental and QUAL2Kw modelled data proved to be a simple, low cost but effective tool in the estimation of NO3-N exchange between the surface and groundwater.

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Application of QUAL2Kw to the Oglio River (Northern Italy) to assess diffuse N pollution via river-groundwater interaction

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“…The main (European, national and regional) projects are related to: hydrological statistics for flood management and water resources management, sediments and contaminants transport, integration of surface and ground water modeling; climate change hydrological impacts, disaster risk management, integrated land use and water planning, integration of remote and in situ hydrological monitoring; habitat studies and water quality studies; education to sustainability; application of climate change projections to river discharge analysis [11] and application of the System for Economic and Environmental Accounting for Water (SEEA-Water) [12].…”

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Hydrology across Disciplines: Organization and Application Experiences of a Public Hydrological Service in Italy

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Angelo

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Water is a fundamental resource for human life and nature; flood management, water supply systems and water protection policies are a few examples of equally important disciplines across the whole hydrological cycle. The present work focuses on the creation and sharing of hydrological knowledge within public activities, with regard to materials and methods adopted for developing and supplying hydrological information, suitable to different stakeholders needs, throughout different disciplines and sectors of environment, economy, society, as well as research and analysis. The aim of this work is to better understand the market in order to increase the value of hydrological data, products and services, and to reduce potential gaps and overlapping areas. The method we developed is based on the example of the Hydrological Service of Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy. Institutional, legal and territorial frameworks as well as agency organization, materials, methods, instruments, activities, products and results are briefly described, focusing on those supporting civil and environmental protection, water management, infrastructure design, climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. We discuss the role of a public Administration in interdisciplinary activities, the links between the general background (e.g., territory, society, rules), organizations, actors, resources, tools, processes and results, by highlighting, where possible, a potential starting point for future research studies. Finally, this paper adopts a novel linguistic style, based on an informal format, in order to explore the set-up and follow-up of the Hydrological Service’s initiatives, with the final aim of sparking curiosity and building awareness, from different sectors and disciplines, which, ultimately, may benefit from the presented approaches.

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“…Water management strategies will be of crucial importance under climate change scenarios. Previous studies (Pedro-Monzonís et al, 2016) showed how in future specific measures will be necessary to mitigate the effects of climate change in water resources availability and allocation.…”

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Temperature and energy price’s impact on mortality in European cities

Davide¹

2021

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Due to the COVID-19 virus, all sessions of "Accelerating Climate Action" Conference were held exclusively online. The Conference aimed at connecting leading scientists, researchers, economists, practitioners, business leaders, and policy makers, whose activities are focused on different aspects of climate change, its impacts and related policies. The Conference was an important interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of science and management of climate change. Scientific Committee and ReviewersRiccardo Valentini -Chair (University of Tuscia) Roberto Barbiero (Agenzia Provinciale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente -Provincia autonoma di Trento)

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Water Accounting in the Po River Basin Applied to Climate Change Scenarios

Cited by 17 publications

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Application of QUAL2Kw to the Oglio River (Northern Italy) to assess diffuse N pollution via river-groundwater interaction

Application of QUAL2Kw to the Oglio River (Northern Italy) to assess diffuse N pollution via river-groundwater interaction

Hydrology across Disciplines: Organization and Application Experiences of a Public Hydrological Service in Italy

Temperature and energy price’s impact on mortality in European cities

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