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... In the original publication, the reference “Gregoretti C, Fontana GD (2008) The triggering of debris flow due to channel-bed failure in some alpine headwater basins of the Dolomites: analyses of critical runoff. Hydrol Process 22(13):2248–2263” is published wrong. ...
runoff, etc ; geomorphology; hydrograph; models; rain; rain gauges; subwatersheds; Spain; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Two variants of the Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph model based on a Geomorphological association of linear Reservoirs (IUHGR), incorporating the Spatial Variability of Rainfall (SVR), have been developed. The proposed models are based on the Geomorphological Reservoirs (GR) scheme consisting of a cascade of linear reservoirs aggregating sub-watersheds. The model, in its first version, was formulate ...
... The specific features of formation of maximal water levels in the lower Amur R. are studied. They are correlated with streamflow formation factors in different parts of the Amur Basin and Zeya R. flow regulation. Water level variations in high-water season of the year were analyzed for 1955−2013, including the periods of natural runoff variations (1955−1979) and after the start of Zeya Hydroengine ...
agricultural runoff, etc ; Brassica; Zea mays; adjuvants; adsorption; atrazine; hydroxyapatite; nontarget organisms; pH; plantations; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The attention of current work was on the fabrication of effective nanoadsorbent of hydroxyapatite (HAp) for the controlled release of atrazine (ATZ) formulation. The ATZ-HAp complex (ATZ@HAp) was able to inhibit the growth of Brassica sp. under in situ conditions. This developed methodology aspires to cease the agricultural runoffs of ATZ applied with the HAp adjuvant and ensure their effective fu ...
... The aim of this work was to study the efficiency of microcosms-scale floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) in the N and P removal from a synthetic runoff effluent and to evaluate the effluent tolerance of Typha domingensis. Each FTW consisted of a raft constructed with a plastic net where T. domingensis plants were installed. In order to evaluate the plant role, reactors with FTWs and without FTWs (c ...
runoff, etc ; atmospheric precipitation; equations; hydrologic models; meteorological data; monitoring; satellites; water management; watersheds; China; Yangtze River; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Accurate and continuous precipitation amount and spatiotemporal distribution data are essential for water resource management, flood forecasting, and simulation of hydrological processes. Satellite-based precipitation products (SPPs) with high spatio-temporal resolution have been shown to represent a potential alternative data source for ungauged regions. The objective of this study was to evaluat ...
runoff, etc ; eddy covariance; evaporation; lakes; models; temporal variation; wind speed; China; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Most lakes on the inner Tibetan Plateau (TP) have undergone significant expansion during recent decades. This is particularly true for the largest lake in Tibet, Siling Co Lake, which has expanded approximately 45% in area since the 1970s. However, the reason for such a substantial lake expansion remains unclear. As a closed lake, evaporation is the only output component as there is no outlet runo ...
runoff, etc ; data collection; hydrologic data; rivers; sediment yield; sediments; suspended sediment; watersheds; China; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Investigating the suspended sediment dynamic is useful for gaining a more comprehensive understanding of runoff and sediment yield process. The study analyzes the sediment flow behavior in relation to the flood patterns in the Xichuan River catchment on the Loess Plateau. Based on 23-year hydrological data collected from Zaoyuan hydrological station and K-medoids clustering method, one hundred and ...
runoff, etc ; agricultural land; anthropogenic activities; basins; metropolitan areas; phosphorus; rivers; sediments; watersheds; Adriatic Sea; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Reconstructions of past fluvial contamination through the analysis of deep sediment cores are rarely reported in literature. We examined the phosphorus fractions in a deep (2.6 m) sediment core of the Lambro River downstream of the highly anthropized Milan metropolitan area and upstream of the Po river the main Italian watercourse. The core covered the period 1962–2011. Total phosphorus concentrat ...
runoff, etc ; Pinus tabuliformis; Quercus variabilis; drainage; forest litter; rain; rain intensity; water interception; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Rainfall interception and other hydrologic processes affected by the forest litter layer are usually related to litter characteristics and rainfall conditions, with limited studies that consider the influence of slope. To simulate the hydrological functions of the litter layer at different slope gradients, artificial rainfall experiments were conducted at four rainfall intensities (from 30 to 120 ...
runoff, etc ; accelerated erosion; disturbed land; rain; rainfall simulation; regression analysis; soil; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Spoil heaps are the main sources of soil erosion on disturbed land surfaces as an artificial accelerated erosion form, and rock fragments are an important component of spoil heaps. This study examined different fragment contents (0, 20, 40, 60 mass percentage) and sizes (1–4, 4–7, 7–10 cm) on hydrological processes, sediment yielding processes and rock fragment cover evolution through three sequen ...
runoff, etc ; databases; information sources; land cover; land use; prediction; rivers; soil conservation; topography; watersheds; Poland; Show all 11 Subjects
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... The aim of this work was to assess the accuracy of direct runoff depth calculated according to an original Soil Conservation Service – Curve Number (SCS-CN) method and a modified Sahu-Mishra-Eldho (SME) method based on different sources of information on land cover. Main novelty of this work is using Database of topographic objects (BDOT10k) instead of Corine Land Cover (CLC) for the assessment of ...
runoff, etc ; deformation; geometry; models; pollution load; sediment yield; sediments; Yangtze River; Show all 8 Subjects
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... To investigate the evolution characteristics of the Yichang–Chenglingji Reach (YCR) of the Middle Yangtze River and develop simulation methods, the temporal and spatial morphodynamic adjustments of the YCR were analysed comprehensively on the basis of runoff, sediment load, and cross-sectional profiles data at 220 cross sections from 2002 to 2016. Results showed that significant channel degradatio ...
runoff, etc ; drainage; rain; statistical analysis; watersheds; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the performances of different flow direction methods (FDM) in affecting the runoff aggregation structures within a watershed under the framework of power law distribution. To this end, SFD (single flow direction method), MFD (multiple flow direction method) and IFD (Infinite flow direction method) were applied for determination of flow direction for wa ...
... Explaining scale effects for runoff and erosion improves our understanding and simulation ability of hydrological and erosion processes. In this paper, plot scale effects on event runoff per unit area (Qe), sediment concentration (Ce) and soil loss per unit area (SLe) were checked at El Teularet-Sierra de Enguera experimental site in Eastern Spain. The measurements were carried out for 31 events o ...
runoff, etc ; algorithms; basins; correlation; drainage; longitude; watersheds; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The method used for feature selection or feature weighting in regionalization of watersheds may affect the results of regionalization methods considerably. It can play a key role in forming hydrologically homogeneous regions for regional flood frequency analysis. In this study, a method based on exploring the nearest and farthest neighbours of data points is introduced for identifying salient feat ...
runoff, etc ; correlation; hydrologic models; rain; watersheds; India; Show all 6 Subjects
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... A real-time autoregressive updating model is proposed in this study to forecast the flow in a watershed. The model has two components: (1) Finite Element-Event based distributed rainfall runoff model for runoff simulation and (2) Autoregressive model for updating the error forecast. The efficiency of the runoff updating model depends on the accuracy of the rainfall. Forecasting plays a major role ...
... The relation between the diurnal sum of atmospheric precipitation and the diurnal volume of rainwater runoff from four experimental hardened surfaces was the subject of a pilot study conducted within the area of the Departmental Agro- and Hydrometeorology Observatory in Wrocław. The selection and the structure of the experimental surfaces were preceded with an inventory-taking of the coverage of h ...
... Predicting snow cover dynamics and relevant streamflow due to snowmelt is a challenging issue in mountainous basins. Spatio-temporal variations of snow extent can be analyzed using probabilistic snow cover maps derived from satellite images within a relatively long period. In this study, Probabilistic Snow Depletion Curves (P-SDCs) and Probabilistic Snow Lines (P-SLs) are acquired from Moderate Re ...
runoff, etc ; base flow; data collection; databases; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; snowmelt; snowpack; time series analysis; watersheds; Europe; Show all 10 Subjects
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... This study evaluates MODIS snow cover characteristics for large number of snowmelt runoff events in 145 catchments from 9 countries in Europe. The analysis is based on open discharge daily time series from the Global Runoff Data Center database and daily MODIS snow cover data. Runoff events are identified by a base flow separation approach. The MODIS snow cover characteristics are derived from Ter ...