Is the hydrologic cycle sustainable ? A historical-geographical critique of a modern concept
This paper describes the gestation of the hydrologic cycle as a distinct entity in the English-speaking hydrological tradition and explains how and why it attained a specific form in the United States in the 1930s. This modern hydrologic cycle
of people. To the extent that it structures an understanding of water that is increasingly at odds with social and hydrological experience, the modern hydrologic cycle can be considered unsustainable.
While studied periodically since 1870, in the last decade there has been a resurgence of interest in understanding the hydrology, biogeochemistry and ecology of cryoconite holes, and so it is timely to take stock of the current state
Development and application of a simple hydrologic model simulation for a Brazilian headwater basin
Brazil ; Eucalyptus ; Grassland ; Hydrology ; Land use ; Minas Gerais ; Model ; Plantation ; Simulation ; Water resources ; Watershed
The main aim of this study was to create a simple semi-physically based hydrologic model for the Grande River Basin (GRB) located in southern Minas Gerais State, semi-distributed by sub-basins, using weather data sets available for the basin
or surrounding areas and data from field work and literature sources, to be used as a strategic environmental planning tool for basin. Additionally, they evaluate the hydrologic effects of land-use change with 3 different scenarios of grassland areas being
Heterogeneity in soil hydrological response from different land cover types in southern Spain
This paper reports results from the analysis of the soil hydrological response to simulated rainfalls in a cork oak forest in Los Alcornocales Natural Park (SW Spain). Marked differences in the hydrological behavior of the studied vegetation types
(cork oak forest, heathland, grassland, and forest of mixed cork oak and olive tree) were observed after the rainfall simulations. The mosaic of different patterns of hydrological response to rainfall, such as runoff generation or infiltration
Interpreting morphological features in wetland soils with a hydrologic model
Humid environment ; Hydrology ; Hydromorphic soil ; Model ; North Carolina ; Soil ; Soil moisture ; Soil properties ; United States of America
This study determines how often 7 hydric soil field indicators met wetland hydrology requirements which require a water table be within 30 cm of the surface for 14 days or more during the growing season on over half the years. Studies were conducted
that will allow precise assessments of wetland hydrology on-site.
Coastal plain ; Humid environment ; Hydrology ; North Carolina ; Soil ; Soil properties ; Soil water ; United States of America ; Water retention
The objective of this study was to relate hydrology (saturation) to redoximorphic features (morphology) in coarse-loamy soils of the Coastal Plain in eastern North Carolina. Research was conducted in a hydrologically unaltered site
Catchment-scale hydrological response to climate-land-use combined scenarios : a case study for the Kishwaukee River basin, Illinois
Climatic change ; Hydrology ; Illinois ; Land use ; Model ; Runoff ; United States of America ; Water resources ; Watershed
This paper examines how the Kishwaukee River basin located between Chicago and Rockford, would respond to various climate-land use combined scenarios. The Hydrological Simulation Program-Fortran was calibrated and repeatedly run with 8 climate-land
Progress in permafrost hydrology in the new millennium
Bibliography ; Climatic change ; Cold area ; Hydrology ; Observation network ; Permafrost ; Stream ; Water balance ; Water resources ; Watershed ; Years 2000-2009
of study at the small watershed scale. The response of streamflow to climate receives continued if not increasing attention, from the occurrence of extreme hydrologic events to the changing regimes of river flow at a regional scale. The effect of climate
Linking fragipans, perched water tables, and catchment-scale hydrological processes
Hydrology ; Idaho ; Porosity ; Runoff ; Soil moisture ; Soil properties ; United States of America ; Watershed
The aim of this study was to utilize a hydropedology approach to examine the linkages between fragipans, PWTs, and catchment-scale hydrological processes such as soil water storage, runoff, and lateral throughflow. The study area consists of a small
This study examines whether a digital elevation model can be hydrologically correct (i.e. all depressions removed so that all water can run downslope) before use in a landscape evolution model and what effect depression removal has on long-term
geomorphology and hydrology. The impact on sediment transport rates is also examined. The study was conducted using a field catchment (Tin Camp Creek in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia) and a proposed landform for a post-mining landscape. The results
show that there is little difference in catchment geomorphology and hydrology for the non-depression removed and depression removed data sets.
The hydrologic importance of small- and medium-sized dams : examples from Texas
Using Texas as an example area, this paper highlights the role of small- and medium-sized dams in affecting the surface hydrology of river systems. The major impact of these smaller dams is fragmentation of river landscapes. Such extent of river
The Araguás Catchment of the Central Spanish Pyrenees has been monitored since 2004 to study weathering erosion, as well as the hydrological and sediment responses to rainfall in order to understand the dynamics of a badland area in a relatively