Impacts of Droughts on Water Quality: Processes and Monitoring

dc.catalogadorgrr
dc.contributor.authorDíaz, José A.
dc.contributor.authorMontecinos, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorVega, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorGironás León, Jorge Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorMolinos, María
dc.contributor.authorPastén González, Pablo Arturo
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-28T20:58:22Z
dc.date.available2025-04-28T20:58:22Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractWater uses may be threatened by hydrochemical shifts that are triggered by droughts. Reduced rainfall, streamflow, and temperature fluctuations may induce distinct changes in salinity, suspended solids, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, organic matter, nutrient cycling, pH, stratification, and hydraulic residence times. The extent of these variations is determined by the drought stage, location and altitude within the watershed, and land use. The processes leading to these changes are described and the implications for water quality monitoring and socioeconomic impacts in Chilean Andean watersheds are discussed. A coordinated monitoring approach is needed to further reveal the intricate nexus between changing climatic patterns, drought events, and the ensuing consequences for water quality within Chilean Andean watersheds.
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-85040-0_6
dc.identifier.eisbn978-3031850400
dc.identifier.isbn978-3031850394
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85040-0_6
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/103504
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Gironás León, Jorge Alfredo; 0000-0002-6933-2658; 1681
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Pastén González, Pablo Arturo; 0000-0002-9961-9342; 87432
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final124
dc.pagina.inicio89
dc.publisherSpringer, Cham
dc.relation.ispartofDroughts in Chile
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectWater quality monitoring
dc.subjectWater quality consequences
dc.subjectHydrochemical shifts
dc.subjectChilean Andean watersheds
dc.subject.ddc550
dc.subject.deweyCiencias de la tierraes_ES
dc.titleImpacts of Droughts on Water Quality: Processes and Monitoring
dc.typecapítulo de libro
sipa.codpersvinculados1681
sipa.codpersvinculados87432
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2025-04-21
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