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Daily-Resolution Modelling of Surface Water–Groundwater Interaction Under Multiple Human Activities in a Riparian Zone 河岸带多种人类活动下地表水-地下水相互作用的日分辨率模拟
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70578
Qinghua Luan, Yuanshan You, Qingyan Sun, Chuiyu Lu, Weichen Wu, Chu Wu, Wen Lu
{"title":"Daily-Resolution Modelling of Surface Water–Groundwater Interaction Under Multiple Human Activities in a Riparian Zone","authors":"Qinghua Luan,&nbsp;Yuanshan You,&nbsp;Qingyan Sun,&nbsp;Chuiyu Lu,&nbsp;Weichen Wu,&nbsp;Chu Wu,&nbsp;Wen Lu","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70578","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Surface water–groundwater interaction (SGI) is a crucial process for the water cycle, and its remarkable heterogeneity is increasingly shaped by intensifying anthropogenic influences. Understanding the impact of human activities on the SGI is crucial for improving the accuracy of hydrological forecasting and achieving sustainable water resource management. This study chose the riparian zone of the South Canal in the Haihe Basin, China as the research area. The SkyCoMuS groundwater model was chosen to simulate water cycle processes under different human activities, including ecological water replenishment (EWR), irrigation policy adjustments, and pumping. Four simulated scenarios were designed, and the flux and direction of SGI were analysed to illuminate the impacts of human activities. The results indicate that irrigation policy adjustments are a crucial factor influencing groundwater storage and SGI dynamics in the study area, leading to a decrease in groundwater pumping volume ranging from 6.1% to 33.8%. Overexploitation of the confined aquifer increased the hydraulic gradient between aquifers, which in turn indirectly accelerated the decline of phreatic water storage through leakage. Accounting for the prioritisation of pumping reductions among multiple aquifers could potentially improve the recovery efficiency. The SGI generated daily-scale responses to the EWR, with the direction and flux of the SGI varying with fluctuations in EWR intensity. The EWR for the South Canal increased the phreatic water recharge by 9.4%, and the average distance of the phreatic water table response to the EWR was approximately 3 km. Irrigation water source substitution is more effective than water-saving measures in restoring groundwater storage and enhancing SGI intensity because the infiltration of external water sources increases net groundwater recharge. When EWR is combined with irrigation policy adjustments and pumping controls, the combined effects of reduced pumping volume and increased recharge, which include streamflow infiltration and irrigation return flow, are more likely to achieve the restoration of groundwater storage and baseflow. These results provide valuable guidance for water resource management measures in the South Canal basin and other water-scarce regions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148166970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Unravelling Recharge Mechanisms Supporting Urban Water Supply: Isotopic Evidence From A Mid-Latitude Coastal Aquifer (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) 解开支持城市供水的补给机制:来自中纬度沿海含水层的同位素证据(阿根廷马德普拉塔)
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70583
Quiroz Londoño Orlando Mauricio, Romanelli Asunción, Basaldua Alejandro, Gómez Gutiérrez Jesús David, Alcaraz Emiliano, Martinez Daniel Emilio
{"title":"Unravelling Recharge Mechanisms Supporting Urban Water Supply: Isotopic Evidence From A Mid-Latitude Coastal Aquifer (Mar Del Plata, Argentina)","authors":"Quiroz Londoño Orlando Mauricio,&nbsp;Romanelli Asunción,&nbsp;Basaldua Alejandro,&nbsp;Gómez Gutiérrez Jesús David,&nbsp;Alcaraz Emiliano,&nbsp;Martinez Daniel Emilio","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70583","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Groundwater recharge in coastal aquifers is often characterised by the coexistence of multiple recharge pathways and complex hydrodynamic conditions, which may complicate the interpretation of isotopic tracers. In this study, we evaluate the strengths and limitations of stable water isotopes (δ<sup>18</sup>O, δ<sup>2</sup>H) for identifying groundwater recharge sources in an urban coastal aquifer, using the Mar del Plata aquifer system (Argentina) as a case study. An integrated approach combining stable isotopes, major ion chemistry, spatial analysis and Bayesian mixing models was applied to groundwater, surface water and rainfall samples. Isotopic compositions reveal overlapping signatures between continental waters affected by evaporation and potential marine influence, highlighting intrinsic ambiguities in isotope-only interpretations in coastal settings. Hydrochemical indicators and mixing model results demonstrate the contribution of multiple recharge sources, including rainfall, surface-water bodies and minor seawater inputs and help constrain isotopic interpretations within a robust conceptual framework. The results show that stable isotopes provide valuable insights into recharge processes but require complementary tracers and hydrological context to avoid misinterpretation in coastal aquifers. These findings are transferable to other urbanised coastal systems and emphasise the need for integrated methodologies to improve understanding of groundwater recharge mechanisms.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148166969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Contrasting Hydrosedimentary Dynamics in Two Mediterranean Watersheds: Insights From Flood Hydrograph Decompositions 对比两个地中海流域的水沉积动力学:来自洪水线分解的见解
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70580
Ophélie Fischer, Cédric Legout, Caroline Le-Bouteiller, Guillaume Nord, Sébastien Klotz
{"title":"Contrasting Hydrosedimentary Dynamics in Two Mediterranean Watersheds: Insights From Flood Hydrograph Decompositions","authors":"Ophélie Fischer,&nbsp;Cédric Legout,&nbsp;Caroline Le-Bouteiller,&nbsp;Guillaume Nord,&nbsp;Sébastien Klotz","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70580","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Suspended sediment export dynamics are poorly understood in mountainous regions, as highlighted by the large scatter in the relationship between flow rate and suspended sediment concentration. This study examines how isolating surface runoff from flow rate during flood events can improve the understanding of hydrosedimentary dynamics in two small Mediterranean badland watersheds of the Draix-Bléone observatory (Laval, 0.86 km<sup>2</sup> and Brusquet, 1.07 km<sup>2</sup>). These catchments differ markedly in vegetation cover (32% and 87%, respectively), defined as the percentage of area covered by vegetation. Hydrograph decompositions were determined using high-frequency, temperature-corrected specific conductance signal. A total of 83 flood events (2015–2023) and 105 flood events (2013–2023) were analysed in the Laval and Brusquet catchments, respectively. Results show that surface runoff is the primary driver of suspended sediment mobilisation. Using surface runoff rate instead of flow rate as a predictor significantly improves the power–law relationship between suspended sediment yield and event runoff volume at the flood scale (coefficient of determination <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> which increases from 0.5 to 0.6 in Laval and from 0.3 to 0.6 in Brusquet). Results show that seasonal variability persists in this relationship, with higher suspended sediment yield in summer than in winter for the same event runoff volume. This may reflect reduced transport capacity of surface runoff during winter, or progressive sediment source depletion over the year. The densely vegetated Brusquet catchment exhibits markedly lower surface runoff rates (18-fold reduction) and suspended sediment yield (117-fold reduction) compared to the sparsely vegetated Laval catchment. These contrasts likely result from enhanced infiltration, reduced soil erodibility and sediment trapping by vegetation. Overall, this study emphasises the necessity of separating flow components to better identify and prioritise hydrosedimentary processes and their variability in highly erodible watersheds.</p>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hyp.70580","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Divergent Responses of Water Isotopes to Summer Hot-Dry Extremes and Their Implications for Evaporation: A Case Study of the Jinyun Mountain Area, Southwest China 水同位素对夏季干热极值的发散响应及其蒸发意义——以缙云山区为例
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70575
Xuchenyu Liu, Tao Zhang, Chengcheng Xia, Junxi Lin, Xiaojie Zhong, Wen Liu, Jinchan Huang, Zijie Gong, Juping Huang, Junbing Pu
{"title":"Divergent Responses of Water Isotopes to Summer Hot-Dry Extremes and Their Implications for Evaporation: A Case Study of the Jinyun Mountain Area, Southwest China","authors":"Xuchenyu Liu,&nbsp;Tao Zhang,&nbsp;Chengcheng Xia,&nbsp;Junxi Lin,&nbsp;Xiaojie Zhong,&nbsp;Wen Liu,&nbsp;Jinchan Huang,&nbsp;Zijie Gong,&nbsp;Juping Huang,&nbsp;Junbing Pu","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70575","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Compound hot-dry events are increasingly frequent, threatening water resources in the humid subtropical mountainous regions of Southwest China. This study investigated stable isotopic responses and evaporation dynamics of spring water, lake water and reservoir water in the Jinyun Mountain area of Chongqing during the extreme hot-dry summer in 2024. Water samples were collected for δ<sup>18</sup>O and δD analysis and evaporation losses were quantified using an isotope mass balance approach based on the revised Craig–Gordon model. Marked isotopic contrasts were observed among water bodies. Spring water exhibited high and stable d-excess values and a δD-δ<sup>18</sup>O regression line closest to the Local Meteoric Water Line (LMWL), indicating dominant groundwater recharge and weak evaporative effects. Lake water showed slight spatiotemporal isotopic variations, reflecting continuous and steady recharge that buffered against evaporative enrichment. In contrast, reservoir water underwent progressive isotopic enrichment and a decrease in d-excess, suggesting amplified evaporation under prolonged drought and long residence time, with d-excess decreasing from north to south. Notably, model-derived evaporation-to-inflow ratios (<i>E</i>/<i>I</i>) remained low and stable in lakes, but rose markedly in reservoirs over time. These <i>E</i>/<i>I</i> ratios remained far below that of the global lake average of approximately 20%, underscoring the critical role of sustained groundwater inputs in mitigating evaporative impacts during the extreme hot-dry event. The evaporative loss fraction of spring water (<i>f</i>) decreased from ~14.8% to ~3.8%, consistent with the groundwater storage-controlled discharge rather than progressive evaporative losses. Isotopic evidence highlights the strong hydrological resilience in groundwater-fed systems under extreme hot-dry conditions, whereas the impounded waters exhibited rapid evaporative intensification. These insights inform water resource management under compound hot-dry extremes in humid mountain regions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148166972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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From Gauged to Ungauged: Using Catchment Morphology to Guide the Transfer of Physics-Informed Neural Network Discharge Predictions 从计量到未计量:使用集水区形态来指导物理信息神经网络流量预测的转移
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70579
Mehran Khan, Kirstie Fryirs, Lucy Marshall
{"title":"From Gauged to Ungauged: Using Catchment Morphology to Guide the Transfer of Physics-Informed Neural Network Discharge Predictions","authors":"Mehran Khan,&nbsp;Kirstie Fryirs,&nbsp;Lucy Marshall","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70579","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Predicting discharge in ungauged catchments remains a fundamental challenge in hydrology, with direct consequences for flood risk management, water resource planning, and nature-based flood mitigation. This study develops a transferability framework that combines ensemble clustering with hybrid Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) models. The framework uses the geomorphological similarity of donor catchments to transfer models to target catchments. The framework's limits were tested across three elements: the donor calibration, within-cluster transfer with similar morphology, and outside-cluster transfer where similarity was intentionally ignored. Ten catchment morphometrics, including catchment area, elongation ratio, form factor, relief ratio, drainage density, median elevation, longitudinal profile concavity, and percentages of confined, partly confined, and laterally unconfined valley settings, were used to identify morphologically similar clusters of catchments at 117 gauges in coastal New South Wales (NSW), Australia. An ensemble approach (K-Means, Hierarchical, DBSCAN, GMM) was used for the clustering. PINN-GRU models trained on high-performing donor gauges within each cluster achieved strong within-cluster transferability, with average <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> and NSE values of approximately 0.70 across ungauged catchments. Conversely, transfer outside the cluster led to systematic performance decline, indicating that ignoring morphological similarity invalidates model transfer. Comprehensive-input models (rainfall, temperature, static catchment attributes) outperformed simpler setups when transferring within clusters but showed the greatest vulnerability when transferring outside clusters. These findings emphasise that model transfer must occur between morphologically similar catchments and that input complexity benefits are conditional on preserving this transferability criteria between donor and target catchments. This framework offers a practical, scalable solution for discharge prediction in ungauged catchments, with direct applications in flood forecasting, historical flow reconstruction, and flood risk planning in data-scarce regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hyp.70579","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148167070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Extreme Drought Triggers River–Lake Ecosystem Destabilization: Fish Community Collapse Driven by Hydro-Ecological Rhythm Mismatch 极端干旱引发湖泊生态系统不稳定:由水文生态节奏不匹配驱动的鱼类群落崩溃
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70571
Jiajian Qiu, Saiyu Yuan, Hongwu Tang, Lei Xu, Yilin Deng, Carlo Gualtieri
{"title":"Extreme Drought Triggers River–Lake Ecosystem Destabilization: Fish Community Collapse Driven by Hydro-Ecological Rhythm Mismatch","authors":"Jiajian Qiu,&nbsp;Saiyu Yuan,&nbsp;Hongwu Tang,&nbsp;Lei Xu,&nbsp;Yilin Deng,&nbsp;Carlo Gualtieri","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70571","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>River–lake systems serve as essential ecosystems supporting fish migration, spawning, feeding, and habitat requirements to complete their life cycles. In recent years, increasingly frequent extreme droughts severely threatened these systems' ecological functions, attracting considerable research attention, yet their ecological impacts remain poorly understood. The Yangtze River-Poyang Lake system, serving as the primary habitat and germplasm repository for China's economically important fish species, notably the four major Chinese carps, experienced an unprecedented basin-wide extreme drought in 2022. Four comprehensive field surveys about hydrodynamics, water quality, and fish assemblage were conducted before, during, and after the drought, to systematically capture and elucidate the cascading impacts of this event on fish population dynamics. Such extreme drought induced substantial contraction of hydraulic habitats (water depth decline: &gt; 25 m to 10 m; channel width reduction: 10–3 km), accompanied by intensified sediment scouring and anomalous phytoplankton blooms, leading to a sharp increase in turbidity. These environmental shifts triggered nonlinear biotic responses: local-scale fish density temporarily surged sixfold due to habitat compression, species diversity plummeted by two-thirds during the drought, with opportunistic strategists (e.g., <i>Tachysurus fulvidraco</i>) disproportionately impacted by the shallow, turbid waters. Furthermore, although typical hydrodynamic conditions were restored, fish community recovery from extreme drought remained a challenge. Fish density in post-drought flood season dropped to as low as 20% of pre-drought levels, potentially suggesting the system was progressively diverging from its dynamic equilibrium synchronized with fish reproductive cycles, severely impeding natural recruitment of fish populations. This study provides empirical evidence on the ecohydrological tipping points of river–lake systems, offering theoretical support for ecological management under intensifying climate extremes.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Quantifying Effluent Contributions to Dissolved Ions and Discharge in a Karst River: Insights From a 12-Month Continuous Observation 定量流出物对喀斯特河流中溶解离子和排放的贡献:来自12个月连续观察的见解
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-28 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70576
Xingxing Cao, Y. Jun Xu, Zhangxing Liu, Guangxi Long, Yan Liu, Pan Wu
{"title":"Quantifying Effluent Contributions to Dissolved Ions and Discharge in a Karst River: Insights From a 12-Month Continuous Observation","authors":"Xingxing Cao,&nbsp;Y. Jun Xu,&nbsp;Zhangxing Liu,&nbsp;Guangxi Long,&nbsp;Yan Liu,&nbsp;Pan Wu","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70576","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Effluents of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have increasingly recognised as an important component of river flow and biogeochemical conditions; yet, its influence on ionic composition and dynamics in riverine systems remains poorly understood. This study monitored changes in major dissolved ions in a karst river downstream of WWTPs to evaluate the hydrochemical contribution of effluent. We found that effluent substantially increased the concentrations of Na<sup>+</sup>, K<sup>+</sup> and Cl<sup>−</sup> in the receiving river reach, while declining the proportions of Ca<sup>2+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup> and HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>. Seasonal variations in the major ion concentrations were closely associated with rainfall and river discharge. On a monthly basis, the effluent contributions varied largely, ranging from less than 10% to over 70%, reflected by hydrological conditions. Conservative estimation showed that effluent-derived dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), with HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> as the dominant form, accounted for approximately 52% and 57% of the riverine total DIC lateral export at the two monitoring locations. The high effluent-derived CO<sub>2</sub> fraction (often &gt; 100%) further implied the potential for carbon emission, especially under low-flow conditions. These findings highlight that effluent-fed baseflow can play an increasing role in river discharge, hydrochemistry and carbon dynamics, especially in regions with intense urbanisation and hydrological regulation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Karst Vadose Zone Hydrology Explored Through Cave Drip Water Dynamics: The Roles of Soil, Epikarst and Climate 通过洞穴滴水动力学探索岩溶水系:土壤、表层岩溶和气候的作用
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-28 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70584
P. Bajo, A. Stroj, V. Brčić, I. Palatinuš, M. Briški, B. Kordić, D. Belušić
{"title":"Karst Vadose Zone Hydrology Explored Through Cave Drip Water Dynamics: The Roles of Soil, Epikarst and Climate","authors":"P. Bajo,&nbsp;A. Stroj,&nbsp;V. Brčić,&nbsp;I. Palatinuš,&nbsp;M. Briški,&nbsp;B. Kordić,&nbsp;D. Belušić","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70584","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Diffuse groundwater recharge through soil, epikarst and host rock remains one of the least understood processes in karst hydrogeology. Here we present a three-year, high-resolution cave drip rate record from a mid-latitude continental karst cave in Croatia. Based on characteristic drip rate patterns, monitored drip sites cluster into three categories. The first shows almost constant, low drip rates, indicating recharge from the host rock matrix. The second displays clear seasonality, with synchronous drip rate increases in late autumn and early winter. These increases lag by 2–3 months behind declines in potential evapotranspiration and increases in soil moisture content, reflecting additional filling of epikarst storage before recharge reaches these drip sites. The third type shows constant low drip rates interrupted by sharp increases, indicating combined matrix and fracture flow, with rapid responses linked directly to the soil water reservoir. A rainfall recharge threshold approach, widely applied in previous studies, fails to predict recharge dynamics across drip sites and seasons, highlighting its limited applicability at this study site. To explore the observed non-stationary recharge dynamics and to account for the large soil and epikarst storage effect we employed a soil–epikarst water balance model. Model calibration against observed drip rate time series reveals a combined soil and epikarst storage capacity of about 440 mm, where roughly two-thirds of the total storage capacity resides in the epikarst. Together, the observed data and modelling results emphasise the central role of soil and epikarst storage in controlling karst vadose zone recharge and underpin interpretations of karst hydrological processes and speleothem-based palaeoclimate reconstructions.</p>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hyp.70584","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An Approximate Time-Domain Solution for Recharge Propagation Through Thick Unsaturated Zones 通过厚非饱和带的补给传播的近似时域解
IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-28 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70581
Caio Leão, Joelson da Conceição Batista, Harald Klammler
{"title":"An Approximate Time-Domain Solution for Recharge Propagation Through Thick Unsaturated Zones","authors":"Caio Leão,&nbsp;Joelson da Conceição Batista,&nbsp;Harald Klammler","doi":"10.1002/hyp.70581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70581","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Thick unsaturated units can have a significant impact on the propagation of groundwater recharge from the soil zone to the water table. The corresponding unsaturated water flow is governed by Richards' equation and existing transient solutions are either numerically based or analytical approximations in the frequency domain. Using such an existing frequency-domain solution, we derive a time-domain analytical solution as a convolution with an inverse Gaussian transfer (impulse response) function. The time-domain solution allows for a straightforward coupling to output from a daily soil water balance model, driven by precipitation and potential evapotranspiration signals. The integrated model contains only three effective parameters corresponding to average recharge flux, temporal delay and dispersion. It is applied to the regionally important (area≈10<sup>5</sup> km<sup>2</sup>) Urucuia aquifer in Brazil with significant (depths up to 10<sup>2</sup> m) unsaturated zones, for which we perform a systematic analysis of seasonal groundwater level fluctuations at 65 monitoring wells. The empirical results confirm a pronounced damping with water table depth, which is accurately predicted by the calibrated model. Simulated saturation profiles are used to estimate electrical resistivity through Archie's law, revealing detectable seasonal variations in the upper 30 m suitable for future geophysical monitoring and further field validation. Results also suggest that multiple years of recharge may be stored in the unsaturated zone of the Urucuia aquifer before reaching the water table with critical implications for drought assessment and sustainable water resource management of the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":13189,"journal":{"name":"Hydrological Processes","volume":"40 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hyp.70581","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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IF 2.9 3区 地球科学
Hydrological Processes Pub Date : 2026-05-27
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