Impactos en provisión de agua de consumo y uso agrícola respecto al cambio en el uso de suelo para la población en el Bosque Protector Corazón de Oro

Abstract

Abstract:The study estimates the water balance of the Heart of Gold Protective Forest (BPCO). The temporal variation of precipitation and temperature of the BPCO, a protected area that supplies water to the city of Loja and the Delsitanisagua Hydroelectric Project, was studied. To examine the temporal variability of temperature and precipitation, four meteorological stations of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI) were studied during the period 1998 to 2015. This work consists of applying statistical methods to determine changes and trends regarding Average temperature and precipitation, using daily historical information available in the area. Based on the revised daily information (quality control), the climate in the BPCO was characterized and the Blanney-Criddle (1962) method was applied to estimate time series of evapotranspiration. The water balance analysis indicates that rains are abundant every month for both 2000 and 2014 and there is no water stress. The results can be used by INAMHI in risk management plans for the benefit of the residents of the sector.