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Sources of streamflow from hillslopes Baseflow streamflow maintained by groundwater contributions Stormflow Augmented by direct precipitation on saturated area Overland flow Return flow Shallow subsurface stormflow
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Streamflow Components Terms Event water- water that enters the stream network during a storm event – Stormwater: typically surface runoff – Throughflow: typically shallow soil water flow Pre-Event water- any water that resided in the catchment prior to event Base-flow – Subsurface water discharging into streams from groundwater source
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Two Hydrograph Components: Quickflow baseflow
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Runoff mechanisms Various mechanisms of Streamflow Generation Urban sourcesRural sources
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Runoff production terms Overland flow – Infiltration-excess overland flow- runoff generated where infiltration capacity is exceeded by rainfall intensity – Saturation-excess overland flow- runoff generated where shallow water table intersects ground surface Return flow- groundwater reemerges from the soil at a saturated area and flows downslope as overland flow Variable source areas as saturated areas expand and contract
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Dominant Runoff Processes Horton Overland Flow Dominates Subsurface flow less important Direct Precipitation & Return Flow Dominate Subsurface stormflow dominates Peaks produced by return flow & Direct precipitation Variable Source Area Climate, Vegetation, & Land Use Topography and Soils Thin Soils Gentle slopes Wide Valley Bottoms Steep straight slopes Narrow Valley Bottoms Humid Climate Dense Vegetation Arid to Semi-Arid Sparse Vegetation Urbanizing
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Factors controlling variable source area
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TOPMODEL Numerical model for routing water through a catchment to predict hydrographs Based on catchment characteristics Fundamental streamflow generation mechanism- saturation excess overland flow
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Hillslope Water Balance et R recharge from unsaturated to saturated zone Water conservation equation for saturation zone – quantified as saturation deficit _ S(t) = S(t-1) - R + q subsurface + q return + evap from saturated zone
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Topographic (Wetness) Index TI= ln( a/ Tan B) Where: a= upslope contributing area B= local slope
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Flux and water conservation equations and saturation deficit redistribution Saturation deficit=s Water equivalent depth to water table S catchment mean saturation deficit m model parameter representing depth decline of soil conductivity and redistribution of saturation zone water λ mean wetness index β topographic slope _
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For each time step: For each wetness index interval: – Calculate infiltration to unsat zone, et from root zone, recharge to sat zone, return flow, overland flow from direct precipitation For whole catchment (or hillslope) – Compute subsurface drainage – Update catchment mean saturation deficit – Redistribute local saturation deficit
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