Background

Introduction

The potential impacts of climate change on the discharge and in-stream water quality (nitrate, ammonium) of a UK upland catchment have been investigated using the CAS-Hydro model. This study has considered the hydrological and nitrogen cycling response to a single climate change scenario. The CAS-Hydro model is a fully distributed catchment hydrological model incorporating a spatially explicit representation of the nitrogen cycle. The model divides the landscape into terrestrial and aquatic domains with a detailed process representation in each domain.

CAS-Hydro Team

CAS-Hydro model development was funded by UK Water Industry Research Ltd on behalf of the UK water companies and undertaken by Cascade Consulting, the University of Leeds and the University of Durham. The CAS-Hydro model was developed by:

• Dr Kieran Conlan
• Trevor Wade
• Prof. Stuart Lane
• Dr Sim Reaney