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- Title
Power function decay of hydraulic conductivity for a TOPMODEL-based infiltration routine.
- Authors
Jun Wang; Endreny, Theodore A.; Hassett, James M.
- Abstract
TOPMODEL rainfall-runoff hydrologic concepts are based on soil saturation processes, where soil controls on hydrograph recession have been represented by linear, exponential, and power function decay with soil depth. Although these decay formulations have been incorporated into baseflow decay and topographic index computations, only the linear and exponential forms have been incorporated into infiltration subroutines. This study develops a power function formulation of the Green and Ampt infiltration equation for the case where the power n = 1 and 2. This new function was created to represent field measurements in the New York City, USA, Ward Pound Ridge drinking water supply area, and provide support for similar sites reported by other researchers. Derivation of the power-function-based Green and Ampt model begins with the Green and Ampt formulation used by Beven in deriving an exponential decay model. Differences between the linear, exponential, and power function infiltration scenarios are sensitive to the relative difference between rainfall rates and hydraulic conductivity. Using a low-frequency 30 mm design storm with 4.8 cm h-1 rain, the n = 2 power function formulation allows for a faster decay of infiltration and more rapid generation of runoff. Infiltration excess runoff is rare in most forested watersheds, and advantages of the power function infiltration routine may primarily include replication of field-observed processes in urbanized areas and numerical consistency with power function decay of baseflow and topographic index distributions. Equation development is presented within a TOPMODEL-based Ward Pound Ridge rainfall-runoff simulation.
- Subjects
WARD Pound Ridge Reservation (N.Y.); CROTON (N.Y.); NEW York (State); SOIL infiltration; SOIL physics; SOIL moisture; RUNOFF; HYDROLOGIC cycle; FOREST reserves
- Publication
Hydrological Processes, 2006, Vol 20, Issue 18, p3825
- ISSN
0885-6087
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hyp.6159