The impact of river regulation in the Tigris and Euphrates on the Arvandroud Estuary

Haghighi A. T., Sadegh M., Bhattacharjee J., Sonmez M. E., Noury M., YILMAZ N., ...More

PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY-EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT, vol.44, no.6, pp.948-970, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0309133320938676
  • Journal Name: PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY-EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.948-970
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Arvandroud river (also known as Shatt-al-Arab) and its estuary have been degraded due to the changing river flow regime in the Tigris and Euphrates. This study assessed changes in flow from the major rivers and the impacts on the estuary. To assess the river flow changes, three major flow regime attributes were computed: timing (TIF), magnitude (MIF), and variability (VIF). By combining these indices, the total flow regime impact factor (IF) was scaled between 0 and 1, and classified into five groups: Low (0.80