Publication: Relaciones agua-suelo-vegetación.-Efficiency assessment of runoff harvesting techniques using a 3D coupled surface-subsurface hydrological model
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Verbist, K. ; Cornelis, W.M. ; McLaren, R. ; Gabriels, D. ; Soto, G.
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Universidad de Murcia
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In arid and semi-arid zones runoff harvesting techniques are often applied to increase the
water retention and infiltration on steep slopes. Additionally, they act as an erosion control
measure to reduce land degradation hazards. Both in literature and in the field, a large
variety of runoff collecting systems are found, as well as large variations in design and
dimensions. Therefore, detailed measurements were performed on a semi-arid slope in
central Chile to allow identification of the effect of a simple water harvesting technique on soil
water availability. For this purpose, twenty two TDR-probes were installed and were
monitored continuously during and after a simulated rainfall event. These data were used to
calibrate the 3D distributed flow model HydroGeoSphere, to assess the runoff components
and soil water retention as influenced by the water harvesting technique, both under
simulated and natural rainfall conditions.
Preliminary results show important design flaws that do not take into account local soil and
climatic conditions adequately, resulting in a low water harvesting efficiency.
The proposed methodology can be used to improve the design of water harvesting
techniques, to optimally apply scarce financial sources in order to obtain maximal efficiency
from runoff harvesting techniques in semi-arid regions.lengua.es
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