Hydrologic assessment of an urban variable source watershed in the northeast United States

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Easton, Zachary M ^a   Gérard Marchant, Pierre ^b   Walter, M Todd ^a   Petrovic, A Martin ^c   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPURITIES; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGY; PHYSICAL MONITORING; SHALLOWER SOILS;

WATERSHEDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPURITIES; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; WATERSHEDS;

BASEFLOW; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; INFILTRATION; LAND USE; MODEL VALIDATION; OVERLAND FLOW; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER BUDGET; WATERSHED;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247636638     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005076     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Andraski, T. W., and L. G. Bundy (2003), Relationships between phosphorus levels in soil and in runoff from corn production systems, J. Environ. Qual., 32, 310-316.
2. Arnold, J. G., and N. Fohrer (2005), SWAT2000: Current capabilities and research opportunities in applied watershed modeling, Hydrol. Processes, 19, 563-572.
3. Arthur-Hartranft, S. T., T. N. Carlson, and K. C. Clarke (2003), Satellite and ground-based microclimate and hydrologic analyses coupled with a regional urban growth model, Remote Sens. Environ., 86, 385-400.
4. Balascio, C. C., D. J. Palmeri, and H. Gao (1998), Use of a genetic algorithm and multi-objective programming for calibration of a hydrologic model, Trans. ASAE, 41, 615-619.
5. Behera, P. K., F. Papa, and B. J. Adams (1999), Optimization of regional storm-water management systems, J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage., 125, 107-114.
6. Beven, K. (1997), TOPMODEL: A critique, Hydrol. Processes, 11, 1069-1085.
7. Beven, K. J., M. J. Kirkby, N. Schofield, and A. F. Tagg (1984), Testing a physically-based flood forecasting-model (TOPMODEL) for three UK catchments, J. Hydrol., 69, 119-143.
8. Bhaduri, B., M. Minner, S. Tatalovich, and J. Harbor (2001), Long-term hydrologic impact of urbanization: A tale of two models, J. Water Res. Plann. Manage., 127, 13-19.
9. Binley, A. M., and K. Beven (1991), Physically based modeling of catchment hydrology: A likelihood approach to reducing uncertainty, in Computer Modeling in the Environmental Sciences, edited by D. G. Farmer and M. J. Rycroft, pp. 75-88, Clarendon, Oxford, U. K.
10. Boll, J., E. S. Brooks, C. R. Campbell, C. O. Stockle, S. K. Young, J. E. Hammel, and P. A. McDaniel (1998), Progress toward development of a GIS-based water quality management tool for small rural watersheds: Modification and application of a distributed model, paper presented at 1998 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Am. Soc. of Agric. Eng., Orlando, Fla.
11. Brooks, E. S., J. Boll, and P. A. McDaniel (2007), Distributed and integrated response of a geographic information system based hydrologic model in the eastern Palouse region, Idaho, Hydrol. Processes, 21, 110-122.
12. Brooks, R. H., and A. T. Corey (1964), Hydraulic Properties of Porous Media, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins.
13. Carle, M. V., P. N. Halpin, and C. A. Stow (2005), Patterns of watershed urbanization and impacts on water quality, J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc., 41, 693-708.
14. Carlson, T. N., and S. T. Arthur (2000), The impact of land use-land cover changes due to urbanization on surface microclimate and hydrology. A satellite perspective, Global Planet. Change, 25, 49-65.
15. Corbet, C. W., M. Wahl, D. E. Porter, D. Edwards, and C. Moise (1997), Nonpoint source runoff modeling: A comparison of a forested watershed and an urban watershed on the South Carolina coast, J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 213, 133-149.
16. Driver, N. E., and B. M. Troutman (1989), Regression-models for estimating urban storm-runoff quality and quantity in the United-States, J. Hydrol., 109, 221-236.
17. Dunne, T. (1978), Field studies of hillslope processes, in Hillslope Hydrology, edited by M. J. Kirkby, pp. 227-294, John Wiley, New York.
18. Dunne, T., and R. Black (1970), An experimental investigation of runoff production in permeable soils, Water Resour. Res., 6, 478-499.
19. Ekholm, P., K. Kallio, S. Salo, O. P. Pietilainen, S. Rekolainen, Y. Laine, and M. Joukola (2000), Relationship between catchment characteristics and nutrient concentrations in an agricultural river system, Water Res., 34, 3709-3716.
20. Franchini, M., and C. Pacciani (1991), Comparative analysis of several rainfall runoff models, J. Hydrol., 122, 161-219.
21. Frankenberger, J. R., E. S. Brooks, M. T. Walter,. M. F. Walter, and T. S. Steenhuis (1999), A GIS-based variable source area hydrology model, Hydrol. Processes, 13, 805-822.
22. Gérard-Marchant, P., W. D. Hively, and T. S. Steenhuis (2005), Distributed hydrological modeling of total dissolved phosphorus transport in an agricultural landscape, part I: Distributed runoff generation, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 2, 1537-1579.
23. Grayson, R., I. D. Moore, and T. A. McMahon (1992), Physically based hydrologic modeling: 2. Is the concept realistic, Water Resour. Res., 28, 2659-2666.
24. Hessel, R., V. Jetten, and G. H. Zhang (2003), Estimating Manning's n for steep slopes, Catena, 54, 77-91.
25. Hillel, D. (1998), Environmental Soil Physics, Elsevier, New York.
26. Huber, W. C., and R. E. Dickinson (1988), Storm water management model, version 4: Users manual, Rep. EPA/600/3-88/001a, U. S. Environ. Protect. Agency, Washington, D. C.
27. Interlandi, S. J., and C. S. Crockett (2003), Recent water quality trends in the Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania, USA: A preliminary assessment of the relative influences of climate, river discharge, and suburban development, Water Res., 37, 1737-1748.
28. Jarvis, N. J., and M. Larsson (2001), Modeling macropore flow in soil: Field validation and use for management purposes, in Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fractured Vadose Zone, pp. 189-216, Natl. Acad. Press, Washington, D. C.
29. Jensen, M. E. (1973), Consumptive Use of Water and Irrigation Water Requirements, 215 pp., Am. Soc. of Civ. Eng., Reston, Va.
30. Johnson, M. S., W. F. Coon, V. K. Mehta, T. S. Steenhuis, E. S. Brooks, and J. Boll (2003), Application of two hydrologic models with different run-off mechanisms to a hillslope dominated watershed in the northeastern US: A comparison of HSPF and SMR, J. Hydrol., 284, 57-76.
31. Kuo, W. L., T. S. Steenhuis, C. E. McCulloch, C. L. Mohler, and D. A. Weinstein (1999), Effect of grid size on runoff and soil moisture for a variable-source-area, Water Resour. Res., 35, 3419-3428.
32. Lim, K. J., B. A. Engel, Z. Tang, S. Muthiukrishnan, J. Choi, and K. Kim (2006), Effects of calibration on L-THIA G1S runoff and pollutant estimation, J. Environ. Manage., 78, 35-43.
33. Maidment, D. R. (1993), Handbook of Hydrology, McGraw-Hill, New York.
34. Mehta, V. K., M. T. Walter, E. S. Brooks, T. S. Steenhuis, M. F. Walter, M. Johnson, J. Boll, and D. Thongs (2004), Application of SMR to modeling watersheds in the Catskill Mountains, Environ. Model. Assess., 9, 77-89.
35. Metcalf and Eddy Inc. (1971), Storm water management model volume I: Final report, EPA Rep. 11024DOC07/71 (NTIS PB203289). U.S. Environ. Protect. Agency, Washington, D. C.
36. Murdock, J., D. Roelke, and F. Gelwcik (2004), Interactions between flow, periphyton, and nutrients in a heavily impacted urban stream: Implications for stream restoration effectiveness, Ecol. Eng., 22, 197-207.
37. Nash, J. E., and J. V. Sutcliffe (1970), River flow forecasting through conceptual models, part I: A discussion of principles, J. Hydrol., 10, 282-290.
38. Neteler, M., and H. Mitasova (2002), Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach, Elsevier, New York.
39. Nijssen, B., I. Haddeland, and D. P. Lettenmaier (1997), Point evaluation of a surface hydrology model for BOREAS, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 29,367-29,378.
40. Ogden, F. L., and B. A. Watts (2000), Saturated area formation on non-convergent hillslope topography with shallow soils: A numerical investigation, Water Resour. Res., 36, 1795-1804.
41. Peters, D. L., J. M. Buttle, C. H. Taylor, and B. D. Lazerte (1995), Runoff production in a forested, shallow soil, Canadian Shield basin, Water Resour. Res., 31, 1291-1304.
42. Puckett, L. J. (1995), Identifying the major sources of nutrient water-pollution, Environ. Sci. Technol, 29, 408A-414A.
43. Rodriguez, F., H. Andrieu, and J. D. Creutin (2003), Surface runoff in urban catchments: Morphological identification of unit hydrographs from urban databanks, J. Hydrol., 283, 146-168.
44. Schmid, H. P., H. A. Cleugh, C. S. B. Grimmond, and T. R. Oke (1991), Spatial variability of energy fluxes in suburban terrain, Boundary Layer Meteorol., 54, 249-276.
45. Sharpley, A. N., R. W. McDowell, J. L. Weld, and P. J. A. Kleinman (2001), Assessing site vulnerability to phosphorus loss in an agricultural watershed, J. Environ. Qual., 30, 2026-2036.
46. Smart, M. M., T. W. Barney, and J. R. Jones (1981), Watershed impact on stream water quality: A technique for regional assessment, J. Soil Water Consent., 36, 297-300.
47. Steenhuis, T. S., and W. H. van der Molen (1986), The Thornthwaite-Mather procedure as a simple engineering method to predict recharge, J. Hydrol., 84, 221-229.
48. Storck, P., L. Bowling, P. Wetherbee, and D. Lettenmaier (1998), Application of a GIS-based distributed hydrology model for prediction of forest harvest effects on peak stream flow in the Pacific northwest, Hydrol. Processes, 12, 889-904.
49. Sundin, E., P. Anderson, and M. Viklander (1999), An energy budget approach to snow deposit melt, Nord. Hydrol., 30, 39-56.
50. Taha, H. (1997), Urban climates and heat islands: Albedo, evapotranspiration, and anthropogenic heat, Energy Buildings, 25, 99-103.
51. Tarboton, D. G. (1997), A new method for the determination of flow directions and upslope areas in grid digital elevation models, Water Resour. Res., 33, 309-319.
52. Thornthwaite, C. W., and J. R. Mather (1955), The water balance, Publ. 8, 104 pp., Lab. of Climatol., Centerton, N. J.
53. U.S. Army Construction and Engineering Laboratory (1997), GRASS 5.3 Users Manual, Champaign, Ill.
54. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1960), Engineering and design: Runoff from snowmelt, Rep. EM 1110-1406, Gov. Print. Off, Washington, D. C.
55. U.S. Department of Agriculture (1965), Map Unit interpretation record, report, Nat. Resour. Conserv. Serv., Washington, D. C.
56. Valeo, C., and C. L. I. Ho (2004), Modeling urban snowmelt runoff, J. Hydrol., 299, 237-251.
57. Valeo, C., and S. M. A. Moin (2000), Grid-resolution effects on a model for integrating urban and rural areas, Hydrol. Processes, 14, 2505-2525.
58. Vaze, J., and F. H. S. Chiew (2003), Comparative evaluation of urban storm water quality models, Water Resour. Res., 39(10), 1280, doi:10.1029/2002WR001788.
59. Walter, M. T., M. F. Walter, E. S. Brooks, T. S. Steenhuis, J. Boll, and K. Weiler (2000), Hydrologically sensitive areas: Variable source area hydrology implications for water quality risk assessment, J. Soil Water Conserv., 55, 277-284.
60. Wissmar, R. C., R. K. Timm, and M. G. Logsdon (2004), Effects of changing forest and impervious land covers on discharge characteristics of watersheds, Environ. Manage., 34, 91-98.
61. Zollweg, J. A., W. J. Gburek, and T. S. Steenhuis (1996), SMoRMod: A GIS-integrated rainfall-runoff model, Trans. ASAE, 39, 1299-1307.