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The Use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index to Analyze the Influence of Vegetation Cover Changes on the Streamflow in the Manhuaçu River Basin, Brazil

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  • Uilson Ricardo Venâncio Aires

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa)

  • Demetrius David Silva

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa)

  • Michel Castro Moreira

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa)

  • Carlos Antônio Alvares Soares Ribeiro

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa)

  • Celso Bandeira de Melo Ribeiro

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa)

Abstract

The intensification of anthropogenic activities in river basins has significantly altered river streamflow. Thus, the aim of this work is to evaluate the influence of temporal and spatial changes in vegetation cover on the streamflow of the Manhuaçu River, Brazil using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). The NDVI values were obtained from Landsat images for 1986 to 2014 and processed on the Google Earth Engine (GEE). To characterize the hydrologic behavior of the basin, we used data from eight streamflow gauge stations and 18 rain gauge stations, and we conducted Mann-Kendall and Pettitt tests to evaluate the stationarity hypothesis. To verify the relationship between the vegetation cover changes and the streamflow, we used multiple regression models. In the analyzed period, we observed a slight increase in the vegetation cover and a reduction in pasture areas. In most cases, the annual low flow exhibited a decreasing tendency because of an increase in vegetation area. We obtained satisfactory adjustments of the multiple regression models by examining the correlations among the change in vegetation cover, rainfall and evapotranspiration data, which resulted in adjusted Ra2$$ {\mathrm{R}}_{\mathrm{a}}^2 $$ values ranging from 0.59 to 0.96. The NDVI values were a good indicator of vegetation cover dynamics in the Manhuaçu River basin, which influenced the nonstationary streamflow behavior.

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  • Uilson Ricardo Venâncio Aires & Demetrius David Silva & Michel Castro Moreira & Carlos Antônio Alvares Soares Ribeiro & Celso Bandeira de Melo Ribeiro, 2020. "The Use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index to Analyze the Influence of Vegetation Cover Changes on the Streamflow in the Manhuaçu River Basin, Brazil," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 34(6), pages 1933-1949, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:34:y:2020:i:6:d:10.1007_s11269-020-02536-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-020-02536-1
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