Changes in baseflow conditions over a 42 year observation period for the Little River Experimental Watershed in South Georgia
Authors: | David D. Bosch, Randall G. Williams, Timothy C. Strickland, Jeff G. Arnold, Peter G. Allen |
Year: | 2016 |
Type: | General Technical Report |
Station: | Southern Research Station |
Source: | In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 302 p. |
Abstract
Hydrology is the driving force of sediment, nutrient, and pesticide movement. Separation of streamflow hydrographs into rapid surface runoff and baseflow can vastly improve our understanding of chemical transport. In addition, characterizing these two components of streamflow can also greatly improve overall watershed hydrologic budgets which are critical for accurate evapotranspiration estimation. For validation of hydrology in model simulations, direct runoff and baseflow components of the streamflow hydrographs typically need to be separated. Incorrect representation of baseflow patterns can lead to erroneous results in watershed analysis.Parent Publication
Citation
Bosch, David D.; Williams, Randall G.; Strickland, Timothy C.; Arnold, Jeff G.; Allen, Peter G. 2016. Changes in baseflow conditions over a 42 year observation period for the Little River Experimental Watershed in South Georgia. In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 3 p.