Recharge estimation and soil moisture dynamics in a Mediterranean, semi-arid karst region

Ries, F.; Lange, J.; Schmidt, S.; Puhlmann, H.; Sauter, M.

doi:10.5194/hess-19-1439-2015

Articles | Volume 19, issue 3

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Articles | Volume 19, issue 3

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20 Mar 2015

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Recharge estimation and soil moisture dynamics in a Mediterranean, semi-arid karst region

F. Ries, J. Lange, S. Schmidt, H. Puhlmann, and M. Sauter

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Short summary

Soil moisture was observed along a strong semi-arid climatic gradient in a Mediterranean karst area. Soil moisture data and soil hydraulic modelling with Hydrus-1D revealed a strong dependency of percolation fluxes with rainfall amounts and intensity during heavy rainfall events. Spatial and temporal extrapolation of the model illustrated the high variability of seasonal percolation amounts among single years and showed strong correlations between soil depth and potential groundwater recharge.