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Research article
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05 Jan 2021
Research article |
| 05 Jan 2021
| 05 Jan 2021
Drivers of nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in a groundwater-fed urban catchment revealed by high-frequency monitoring
Liang Yu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Science, Vrije University Amsterdam, 1181 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Waternet Water Authority, 1096 AC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Joachim C. Rozemeijer
Deltares, 3508 TC, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Hans Peter Broers
TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands, 3584 CB, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Boris M. van Breukelen
Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and
Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN, Delft,
the Netherlands
Jack J. Middelburg
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht
University, P.O. Box 80 021, 3508 TA, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Maarten Ouboter
Waternet Water Authority, 1096 AC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Ype van der Velde
Faculty of Science, Vrije University Amsterdam, 1181 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Subject: Urban Hydrology | Techniques and Approaches: Theory development
ET cool home: innovative educational activities on evapotranspiration and urban heat
The impact of wind on the rainfall–runoff relationship in urban high-rise building areas
Isotopic reconnaissance of urban water supply system dynamics
Fractal analysis of urban catchments and their representation in semi-distributed models: imperviousness and sewer system
Urban hydrology in mountainous middle eastern cities
Kyle Blount, Garett Pignotti, and Jordyn Wolfand
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 1515–1526, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1515-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1515-2024, 2024
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We introduce an applied approach to evapotranspiration (ET) instruction. In a laboratory experiment, students calculate ET using water balance and energy balance approaches for five urban land surface covers (gravel, soil, grass, asphalt, and mulch). The experiment is paired with an urban heat tour facilitated by thermal infrared cameras. The activities are adaptable for various contexts, ranging from undergraduate lab classes to demonstrations for pre-university classrooms and the public.
Xichao Gao, Zhiyong Yang, Dawei Han, Kai Gao, and Qian Zhu
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 6023–6039, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6023-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6023-2021, 2021
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We proposed a theoretical framework and conducted a laboratory experiment to understand the relationship between wind and the rainfall–runoff process in urban high-rise building areas. The runoff coefficient (relating the amount of runoff to the amount of precipitation received) found in the theoretical framework was close to that found in the laboratory experiment.
Yusuf Jameel, Simon Brewer, Richard P. Fiorella, Brett J. Tipple, Shazelle Terry, and Gabriel J. Bowen
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 6109–6125, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6109-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6109-2018, 2018
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Public water supply systems (PWSSs) are important infrastructure susceptible to contamination and physical disruption. In general, PWSSs are analyzed using hydrodynamic models, which requires detailed supply infrastructure information. In this paper, we have shown that stable isotope mixing models can also provide useful information on PWSSs. The method developed here can be useful in studying decentralized PWSSs, validating hydrodynamic models and solving water right issues.
Auguste Gires, Ioulia Tchiguirinskaia, Daniel Schertzer, Susana Ochoa-Rodriguez, Patrick Willems, Abdellah Ichiba, Li-Pen Wang, Rui Pina, Johan Van Assel, Guendalina Bruni, Damian Murla Tuyls, and Marie-Claire ten Veldhuis
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 2361–2375, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2361-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2361-2017, 2017
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Data from 10 urban or peri-urban catchments located in five EU countries are used to analyze the imperviousness distribution and sewer network geometry. Consistent scale invariant features are retrieved for both (fractal dimensions can be defined), which enables to define a level of urbanization. Imperviousness representation in operational model is also found to exhibit scale-invariant features (even multifractality). The research was carried out as part of the UE INTERREG IV RainGain project.
T. Grodek, J. Lange, J. Lekach, and S. Husary
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 953–966, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-15-953-2011, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-15-953-2011, 2011
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The assessment of the collected water quality information is for the managers to find a way to improve the water environment to satisfy human uses and environmental needs. We found groundwater containing high concentrations of nutrient mixes with rain water in the ditches. The stable solutes are diluted during rain. The change in nutrients over time is determined by and uptaken by organisms and chemical processes. The water is more enriched with nutrients and looked
dirtierduring winter.
The assessment of the collected water quality information is for the managers to find a way to...
