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DOI | 10.1029/2009WR008835 |
Role of microtopography in rainfall-runoff partitioning: An analysis using idealized geometry | |
Thompson, Sally E.1; Katul, Gabriel G.1; Porporato, Amilcare2 | |
通讯作者 | Thompson, Sally E. |
来源期刊 | WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
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ISSN | 0043-1397 |
出版年 | 2010 |
卷号 | 46 |
英文摘要 | Microtopography, consisting of small-scale excursions in the elevation of the land surface on millimeter to centimeter scales, is ubiquitous on hillslopes, but its effects are rarely incorporated into hydrological analyses of rainfall-runoff partitioning. To progress toward a hydrological theory that accounts for microtopography, two research questions are considered: (1) Does microtopography change the partitioning of rainfall into runoff and infiltration compared to a background case that lacks these small-scale excursions? and (2) how do soil, mean slope, storm properties, and microtopographic geometric attributes influence this partitioning? To address these questions, a simplified one-dimensional hillslope with uniform sinusoidal microtopography is considered, and several rainfall-runoff scenarios are examined with a numerical model. The results indicate that for a range of realistic conditions, microtopography increases the proportion of rainfall infiltrating by 20-200% relative to an equivalent "background state" in which microtopography is absent. Additional theoretical development addressing issues of connectivity and improved representations of flow hydraulics over microtopographic surfaces are needed to refine these estimates and extend them to less idealized conditions. If confirmed, the results suggest that microtopography may have a significant impact on streamflow generation, plant water availability and the co-evolution of geomorphic, hydrological and ecological systems, with important implications for land management, especially in arid ecosystems. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000280053900008 |
WOS关键词 | SOIL SURFACE-ROUGHNESS ; BANDED VEGETATION PATTERNS ; LASER ALTIMETRY DATA ; GRAVEL-BED RIVERS ; OVERLAND-FLOW ; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE ; DEPRESSIONAL STORAGE ; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS ; SPATIAL VARIABILITY ; WATER EROSION |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Limnology ; Water Resources |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Water Resources |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/166626 |
作者单位 | 1.Duke Univ, Nicholas Sch Environm, Durham, NC 27701 USA; 2.Duke Univ, Pratt Sch Engn, Durham, NC 27701 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Thompson, Sally E.,Katul, Gabriel G.,Porporato, Amilcare. Role of microtopography in rainfall-runoff partitioning: An analysis using idealized geometry[J],2010,46. |
APA | Thompson, Sally E.,Katul, Gabriel G.,&Porporato, Amilcare.(2010).Role of microtopography in rainfall-runoff partitioning: An analysis using idealized geometry.WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH,46. |
MLA | Thompson, Sally E.,et al."Role of microtopography in rainfall-runoff partitioning: An analysis using idealized geometry".WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 46(2010). |
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