Influence of precipitation and land use on the spatio-temporal variability of flows in the Upper and Middle Machado River Basin
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Land cover, Hydrological cycle, DeforestationAbstract
The Amazon region is extremely vulnerable to processes of change in land use and occupation, which can cause adverse impacts, such as local precipitation and consequently the flow of rivers. The study sought to identify the spatio-temporal variability of the surface flow, as well as to analyze the influence of land use and occupation and precipitation on the flows in the Upper and Middle Machado River Basin, Rondônia. Data on land use and occupation (obtained through MapBiomas), precipitation and flow (obtained through the Agência Nacional de Água e Saneamento Básico) were used. An increase in the average flow was observed as a function of the increase in the anthropized area. Three stations showed a significant relationship (for α = 0.05), with regression coefficients: R²=0.6 (Apurú Farm), R²=0.16 (Pimenta Bueno) and R²=0.11 (Ji-Paraná). In turn, precipitation exerted a significant influence on four seasons. Precipitation exerts an influence that explains between 12% and 53% the flow variation for the observed stations. In addition, this influence increases as -there is an increase in the basin’s contribution area. Therefore, it is evident that controlled by the effect of rainfall, the use and occupation of the land has influenced the average flow regime. However, the existence of other factors related to changes in the average flows in the basin is highlighted, such as multiple uses of water, soil type and slope.
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