Characterization of maximum infiltration areas using GIS tools

Brito, Moisés; Costa, Cristiano N.; Almeida, José António de; Vendas, D.; Verdial, P. H.

doi:10.1680/geimogacl.32774.0046

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“…Groundwater is the most important water resource on Earth, and it is a major source of water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses in many countries (Alemaw et al 2004;Brito et al 2006;Almasri 2008;Rahman 2008). Groundwater contamination is one of the most common environmental problems.…”

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Application of DRASTIC and extension theory in the groundwater vulnerability evaluation

Bai

Wang

Meng

2011

Water & Environment J

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Groundwater vulnerability assessment plays a vital role in the utilization and protection of groundwater resources. DRASTIC is one of the most widely used models for groundwater vulnerability assessment. However, the DRASTIC model should be modified based on the local hydrogeological conditions in order to get a relatively accurate result. In this study, Baotou, China was chosen as a case study. The groundwater vulnerability was assessed using DRASTIC at first, but the evaluation results were not consistent with the groundwater quality. So the DRASTIC model was modified based on extension theory and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method. The extension theory could be used to divide the groundwater vulnerability grades in the DRASTIC model. It is a new attempt to use extension theory and DRASTIC in the assessment of groundwater vulnerability, and the research results show that this method is better for assessing groundwater vulnerability.

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Application of DRASTIC and extension theory in the groundwater vulnerability evaluation

Bai

Wang

Meng

2011

Water & Environment J

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“…The use of GIS to examine a range of water quality issues has proven useful in past research (Brito et al 2005). Hess (2001) specifi cally examined health risks due to the interaction of shallow ground water and agricultural chemicals using GIS tools in southeastern Pennsylvania.…”

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“…The soils data layer was clipped to the study area polygon that was digitized around the wells layer to generate a more accurate depth to water surface. Based on the infi ltration characteristics and insight gained from the work of Brito et al (2005), we classifi ed the clipped soils shapefi le and converted it to a raster dataset. We also confi rmed that this dataset was geo-referenced to the other raster data layers being examined in the GIS analysis.…”

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Land Use Change Impacts on Acequia Water Resources in Northern New Mexico

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Brown

Fernald

et al. 2007

Contemporary Water Research

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“…Field devices can supply values for parameters, but only at a very small scale (essentially a point), and thus test results are difficult to apply to larger areas, owing to the many and varied conditions which can affect infiltration and runoff that are encountered throughout a watershed (Sullivan et al, 1996). In this sense, recent studies have shown examples of using environmental parameters that can be correlated with infiltration (Kwicklis et al, 2005;Brito et al, 2006;Van Schaik, 2009;Soares et al, 2012).…”

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“…Maximum infiltration areas present the most favorable conditions for recharge of aquifer systems and are particularly most sensitive to contamination risks (Brito et al, 2006).…”

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Fuzzy logic-based assessment for mapping potential infiltration areas in low-gradient watersheds

Londoño

Romanelli

Lima

et al. 2016

Journal of Environmental Management

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This paper gives an account of the design a logic-based approach for identifying potential infiltration areas in low-gradient watersheds based on remote sensing data. This methodological framework is applied in a sector of the Pampa Plain, Argentina, which has high level of agricultural activities and large demands for groundwater supplies. Potential infiltration sites are assessed as a function of two primary topics: hydrologic and soil conditions. This model shows the state of each evaluated subwatershed respecting to its potential contribution to infiltration mainly based on easily measurable and commonly used parameters: drainage density, geomorphologic units, soil media, land-cover, slope and aspect (slope orientation). Mapped outputs from the logic model displayed 42% very low-low, 16% moderate, 41% high-very high contribution to potential infiltration in the whole watershed. Subwatersheds in the upper and lower section were identified as areas with high to very high potential infiltration according to the following media features: low drainage density (<1.5 km/km(2)), arable land and pastures as the main land-cover categories, sandy clay loam to loam - clay loam soils and with the geomorphological units named poorly drained plain, channelized drainage plain and, dunes and beaches.

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Characterization of maximum infiltration areas using GIS tools

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Application of DRASTIC and extension theory in the groundwater vulnerability evaluation

Application of DRASTIC and extension theory in the groundwater vulnerability evaluation

Land Use Change Impacts on Acequia Water Resources in Northern New Mexico

Fuzzy logic-based assessment for mapping potential infiltration areas in low-gradient watersheds

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