Journal
URBAN CLIMATE
Volume 52, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101691
Keywords
Climate change; Groundwater vulnerability; Regional climatic models; Land change modeler; Metaheuristic algorithm; Frequency ratio
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Climate change and urbanization pose threats to groundwater resources. This study assesses the impact of climate and land use change on the future groundwater vulnerability of Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) using an optimized DRASTIC framework. The results show that the CMA groundwater system is in a critical condition of high vulnerability for both near and far future periods.
Climate change and urbanization threaten groundwater resources due to over-abstraction and contamination. Groundwater vulnerability assessment aids in protecting groundwater resources; DRASTIC is the widely used groundwater vulnerability model (GVM) to assess vulnerability. This study uses an optimized DRASTIC framework to assess the impact of climate and land use change on the future groundwater vulnerability of Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). The frequency ratio (FR) and metaheuristic (MH) algorithms are coupled to optimize the rates and weights of GVM to reduce subjectivity. The climatic variables and land use projected for the future period 2030 and 2050 under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios. The projected net recharge for the study region varies from 349.95 mm/yr to 458.95 mm/yr, and depth to groundwater level ranges between 4.92 and 6.42 mbgl for scenarios 1 to 4. The RCP4.5 scenario for the far future period (scenario-2) shows an increase in the vulnerability class by 41.64%, and RCP8.5 scenario for the far future period (scenario-4) exhibits a decrease in the vulnerability class by 20.67% of the total area. The integrated groundwater vulnerability analysis found that the CMA groundwater system is in critical condition of high vulnerability for near and far future periods.
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