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A Hydrological Concept including Lateral Water Flow Compatible with the Biogeochemical Model ForSAFE

Zanchi, Giuliana LU ; Belyazid, Salim LU ; Akselsson, Cecilia LU orcid ; Yu, Lin LU ; Bishop, Kevin ; Köhler, Stephan J and Grip, Harald (2016) In Hydrology — Open Access Journal 3(1).
Abstract
The study presents a hydrology concept developed to include lateral water flow in the biogeochemical model ForSAFE. The hydrology concept was evaluated against data collected at Svartberget in the Vindeln Research Forest in Northern Sweden. The results show that the new concept allows simulation of a saturated and an unsaturated zone in the soil as well as water flow that reaches the stream comparable to measurements. The most relevant differences compared to streamflow measurements are that the model simulates a higher base flow in winter and lower flow peaks after snowmelt. These differences are mainly caused by the assumptions made to regulate the percolation at the bottom of the simulated soil columns. The capability for simulating... (More)
The study presents a hydrology concept developed to include lateral water flow in the biogeochemical model ForSAFE. The hydrology concept was evaluated against data collected at Svartberget in the Vindeln Research Forest in Northern Sweden. The results show that the new concept allows simulation of a saturated and an unsaturated zone in the soil as well as water flow that reaches the stream comparable to measurements. The most relevant differences compared to streamflow measurements are that the model simulates a higher base flow in winter and lower flow peaks after snowmelt. These differences are mainly caused by the assumptions made to regulate the percolation at the bottom of the simulated soil columns. The capability for simulating lateral flows and a saturated zone in ForSAFE can greatly improve the simulation of chemical exchange in the soil and export of elements from the soil to watercourses. Such a model can help improve the understanding of how environmental changes in the forest landscape will influence chemical loads to surface waters. (Less)
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hydrologic modeling, hydrologic modelling, Svartberget, transect, streamflow, soil moisture, storage, water balance, forest
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Hydrology — Open Access Journal
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3
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1
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11
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MDPI AG
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2306-5338
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10.3390/hydrology3010011
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English
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  author       = {{Zanchi, Giuliana and Belyazid, Salim and Akselsson, Cecilia and Yu, Lin and Bishop, Kevin and Köhler, Stephan J and Grip, Harald}},
  issn         = {{2306-5338}},
  keywords     = {{hydrologic modeling; hydrologic modelling; Svartberget; transect; streamflow; soil moisture; storage; water balance; forest}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{03}},
  number       = {{1}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Hydrology — Open Access Journal}},
  title        = {{A Hydrological Concept including Lateral Water Flow Compatible with the Biogeochemical Model ForSAFE}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/hydrology3010011}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/hydrology3010011}},
  volume       = {{3}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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