BNPP/ASB Functional Value of Biodiversity Project – Phase II 

Implementation Plan for Activity 2
2.1 Assemble the dataframe required for the application of the VIC hydrology model to the Mekong river drainage basin (and Mae Chaem/Ping, and conceivably to Chao Phrya).
2.2. Assemble the dataframe required for the model application in Northern Thailand, focusing on VIC and exploring the advantages and feasibility of DHSVM.
2.3  Provide model simulations on both dataframes (using the respective model) over a standard climatology and either a "standard" rainfall, or a "typical actual rainfall record" (ie. last 10 years).
2. 4. Produce modeled output with landcover alterations of forested landscapes at various degrees and in different upland and floodplain configuration so as to simulate a range of landuse change scenarios.
2. 5. Report the results of all model simulations in terms of: 
· total yield by time at locations upstream from major urban centers and at the coastal zone,
· seasonal variability of total flow related to seasonality of the simulated rainfall data, 
· duration of storm events effects on stage height at location upstream from major urban centers.
Sub-activity 2.5 Report the results of all model simulations 
Lead UW
Collaborator ?
Description This activity constitutes the primary “paper and report” writing part of the work.
Status  We have a substantial draft of the time series paper, but only at the coarse resolution.
Scope   The scope is the Mekong and Mae Chaem basins (and conceivably the Chao Phrya). Relative to the coastal zone, a cautionary note is that these analyses will define the Mekong no further than Phnom Penh. Below that, the Mekong splits into different channels and then enters the Mekong delta. These regions present issues beyond the scope of this work. An additional caution is that while we will make as much progress as possible on sediment issues, a definitive statement may be beyond the immediate scope of this work (linking sediment mobilization to hydrology models at anything much beyond a Universal Soil Loss Equation is cutting edge research).
Scale (Resolution)
Methods   The work here is “paper-writing.” We envision the following papers (Table 6)
Inputs  Input for the reporting includes the output of the modeling under Activities 2.3 and 2.4 (which in turn are predicated on the outputs of Activities 2.1 and 2.2).
Output See Table 6.
Linkages to policy-briefs and other deliverables
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References See Activity 2 references.

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