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Artificial recharge efficiency assessment by soil water balance and modelling approaches in a multi-layered vadose zone in a dry region

Pakparvar, Mojtaba ; Hashemi, Hossein LU orcid ; Rezaei, Meisam ; Cornelis, Wim M. ; Nekooeian, Gholamali and Kowsar, Sayyed Ahang (2018) In Hydrological Sciences Journal 63(8). p.1183-1202
Abstract

To assess recharge through floodwater spreading, three wells, approx. 30 m deep, were dug in a 35-year-old basin in southern Iran. Hydraulic parameters of the layers were measured. One well was equipped with pre-calibrated time domain reflectometry (TDR) sensors. The soil moisture was measured continuously before and after events. Rainfall, ponding depth and the duration of the flooding events were also measured. Recharge was assessed by the soil water balance method, and by calibrated (inverse solution) HYDRUS-1D. The results show that the 15 wetting front was interrupted at a layer with fine soil accumulation over a coarse layer at the depth of approx. 4 m. This seemed to occur due to fingering flow. Estimation of recharge by the soil... (More)

To assess recharge through floodwater spreading, three wells, approx. 30 m deep, were dug in a 35-year-old basin in southern Iran. Hydraulic parameters of the layers were measured. One well was equipped with pre-calibrated time domain reflectometry (TDR) sensors. The soil moisture was measured continuously before and after events. Rainfall, ponding depth and the duration of the flooding events were also measured. Recharge was assessed by the soil water balance method, and by calibrated (inverse solution) HYDRUS-1D. The results show that the 15 wetting front was interrupted at a layer with fine soil accumulation over a coarse layer at the depth of approx. 4 m. This seemed to occur due to fingering flow. Estimation of recharge by the soil water balance and modelling approaches showed a downward water flux of 55 and 57% of impounded floodwater, respectively.

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artificial recharge, fingering movement, floodwater spreading, HYDRUS, soil water balance
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Hydrological Sciences Journal
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63
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8
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1183 - 1202
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0262-6667
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10.1080/02626667.2018.1481962
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  author       = {{Pakparvar, Mojtaba and Hashemi, Hossein and Rezaei, Meisam and Cornelis, Wim M. and Nekooeian, Gholamali and Kowsar, Sayyed Ahang}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1183--1202}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Hydrological Sciences Journal}},
  title        = {{Artificial recharge efficiency assessment by soil water balance and modelling approaches in a multi-layered vadose zone in a dry region}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2018.1481962}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/02626667.2018.1481962}},
  volume       = {{63}},
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