Effects of surface water storage by soil roughness on overland-flow generation

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Darboux ◽  
C. Gascuel-Odoux ◽  
P. Davy
Author(s):  
Daniel I. Carey

This chapter follows water through the hydrologic cycle in Kentucky and shows how water shapes the land and supports the life. It describes and quantifies precipitation, stream flow runoff, groundwater infiltration, and surface water storage in ponds, lakes, and wetlands. Water use and wastewater production and treatment are discussed. Suitability of soils and geology for septic systems are analyzed. Flooding and floodplain management issues are presented. The chapter illustrates our responsibility to maintain this vital resource for all life in the Commonwealth.


Ecohydrology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peifeng Xiong ◽  
Zhifei Chen ◽  
Quan Yang ◽  
Junjie Zhou ◽  
He Zhang ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Chan Han ◽  
Hyungjun Kim ◽  
In-Young Yeo ◽  
Pat Yeh ◽  
Taikan Oki ◽  
...  

1992 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1207-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mahendrarajah ◽  
P. G. Warr ◽  
A. J. Jakeman

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 6143-6170 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Arnold ◽  
A. F. Banwell ◽  
I. C. Willis

Abstract. Seasonal meltwater lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet form when surface runoff is temporarily trapped in surface topographic depressions. The development of such lakes affects both the surface energy balance and dynamics of the ice sheet. Although areal extents, depths, and lifespans of lakes can be inferred from satellite imagery, such observational studies have a limited temporal resolution. Here, we adopt a modelling-based strategy to estimate the seasonal evolution of surface water storage for the ~ 3600 km2 Paakitsoq region of W. Greenland. We use a high-resolution time dependent surface mass balance model to calculate surface melt, a supraglacial water routing model to calculate lake filling and a prescribed water-volume based threshold to predict lake drainage events. The model shows good agreement between modelled lake locations and volumes and those observed in 9 Landsat 7 ETM+ images from 2001, 2002 and 2005. We use the model to investigate the lake water volume required to trigger drainage, and the impact that this threshold volume has on the proportion of meltwater that runs off the ice supraglacially, is stored in surface lakes, or enters the subglacial drainage system. Model performance is maximised with prescribed lake volume thresholds between 4000 and 7500 times the local ice thickness. For these thresholds, lakes transiently store < 40% of meltwater at the beginning of the melt season, decreasing to ~ 5 to 10% by the middle of the melt season. 40 to 50% of meltwater runs off the ice surface directly, and the remainder enters the subglacial drainage system through moulins at the bottom of drained lakes.


2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 15-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrice Papa ◽  
Frédéric Frappart ◽  
Yoann Malbeteau ◽  
Mohammad Shamsudduha ◽  
Venugopal Vuruputur ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Antoniony S. Winkler ◽  
Jaqueline T. da Silva ◽  
José M. B. Parfitt ◽  
Claudia F. A. Teixeira-Gandra ◽  
Germani Conceço ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT In the lowlands of Rio Grande do Sul, land leveling is mostly carried out with no slope for the purpose of rice production. In this environment, soils with a low hydraulic conductivity are predominant owing to the presence of a practically impermeable B-horizon near the surface. Land leveling leads to soil accommodation resulting in the formation of depressions where water accumulates after heavy rainfalls, subsequently leading to problems with crops implanted in succession to rice, such as soybeans. The objective of this research was to quantify the areas and volumes of water accumulation in soil as a function of the slope of land leveling. Five typical leveled lowland areas were studied as a part of this research. The original areas presented slopes of 0, 0.20, 0.25, 0.28 and 0.40%, which were used to generate new digital elevation models with slopes between 0 and 0.5%. These newly generated digital models were used to map the depressions with surface water storage. In conclusion, land leveling with slopes higher than 0.1% is recommended to minimize problems with superficial water storage in rice fields.


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