João Raimundo Alves Marques, Ana Lucia Nunes Gutjahr, Carlos Elias de Souza Braga
{"title":"Socio-economic and environmental characterization of the residents of igarapé santa cruz, breves, arquipelago de marajó, pará, Brazil","authors":"João Raimundo Alves Marques, Ana Lucia Nunes Gutjahr, Carlos Elias de Souza Braga","doi":"10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00273","url":null,"abstract":"The socioeconomic and environmental problems resulting from disordered occupation on the outskirts of cities propitiate dire living conditions. In this scenario, it is important to develop studies that describe people's living conditions and the degree of environmental degradation to which they are subject. Thus, this study aims to diagnose the socioeconomic and environmental aspects of the residents living on the bank of the Santa Cruz stream that is located in the peripheral area of the municipality of Breves, Pará. The study is a quantitative and descriptive research in which the questionnaire was used to collect information on the socioeconomic and environmental profile of 257 families living in the Santa Cruz stream. The results showed that the majority of the inhabitants (57.30%) have incomplete Elementary School; 72.36% receive less than 1 minimum wage, the main occupation is informal work, 77.82% live in houses built of wood, 68.09% of households use the water from the stream for domestic use, 48.64% of households have a sanitary destination for dry cesspits and 13, 62% the sanitary destination is direct in the stream. In this context, residents live in a favorable conditions to social exclusion, unhealthiness and diseases, due to the poor socioeconomic, environmental and infrastructure conditions. Therefore, that the diagnosis of living conditions of the resident population of the stream, experience conditions of misery and abandonment.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83216159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Luisa Soares Fialho, F. N. Lima, A. C. Freitas, Roberto Cézar de Almeida Monte-Mor
{"title":"Simulation of flood hydrographs in urban channels: a tool for urban planning","authors":"Ana Luisa Soares Fialho, F. N. Lima, A. C. Freitas, Roberto Cézar de Almeida Monte-Mor","doi":"10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00272","url":null,"abstract":"Floods caused by extreme hydrological events and their consequences are one of the major challenges faced by local government authorities about urban planning. In this context, we studied the urban cross channel sections behaviour located in the Jatobá stream catchment, in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Different precipitation scenarios were used as input parameters for the hydraulic simulation. For this purpose, the accumulated rainfall was disaggregated and a frequency analysis was performed to compute different duration times (from 10 to 120 minutes) and return periods (from 2 to 100 years). Then, hydrological and hydraulic simulations were carried out using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS models, respectively. The results showed that the average time until the channel overflows was 58 minutes and the average duration time for the overflow was 28 minutes. The channel overflowed in 77.14% of the simulated scenarios. The simulations were carried out for different rainfall return periods and time duration to characterize extreme events for this catchment, aiding the decision- making process and assisting in the development of strategies to improve the drainage system.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75989911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis González- Hita, M. A. Mejía-González, Blanca Carteño- Martinez, J. C. Aparicio-González, Dustin Mañón- Flores
{"title":"Isotopic composition of rainfall in Baja California Sur, México","authors":"Luis González- Hita, M. A. Mejía-González, Blanca Carteño- Martinez, J. C. Aparicio-González, Dustin Mañón- Flores","doi":"10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00271","url":null,"abstract":"The study of the connection between precipitation and groundwater recharge/discharge using stable isotopes has been limited in México. One of the main limitations is the lack of local stable isotopes monitoring for rainfall. Indeed, only two stations of the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation operated in Mexico from 1962 to 1988. This study reports temporal characterization of stable isotopes in meteoric waters in the northwest of Mexico that has been lacking up to the present. Stable isotope analyses of the rain collected in the city of Loreto, state of Baja California Sur, from 2018 to 2021 were conducted using laser water isotope analyzers Picarro L2110-i and Los Gatos Research LWIA-45EP. A least squares regression of the isotope data was used to obtain the local meteoric water line: δ2H =8 δ18O + 9.4 (r2=0.98). The average value of winter rain is δ18O=-2.46 ‰ and δ2H=-10.2 ‰, monsoon rain δ18O=-4.93 ‰ y δ2H=-30.3 ‰, atmospheric river rain δ18O=-5.35 ‰ and δ2H=-33.3 ‰ and tropical cyclones rain δ18O= -10.7 ‰ y δ2H=-76.3. Isotope data indicated that tropical cyclones are the main source of recharge for the coastal aquifers of Baja California, Sur.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75437468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrodynamics of braiding river","authors":"Luo Ching- Ruey","doi":"10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00270","url":null,"abstract":"Braided river reaches and alluvial systems are characterized by their multi-threaded planform and agents of sediment transport due to eroding and deposing to form the bars and riffles. In braided river, frequent sediment transport and the quick shifting of the positions about the river channel induce many attentions discussion and relating a complicated consideration of the combinations of disciplines. In this article we introduce its fundamental characteristics and further the complicated mechanism in the literature and methodologies. The braided channel ecology and the management of braided river are mentioned and discussed, especially, the secondary currents, in this paper we explain in detail, the combinations on multiplying of 2-D flow of the velocity fluctuations. The interdisciplinary approach on linking engineers, earth scientists and social scientists concerned with environmental economics, planning, and societal and political strategies in order to fully evaluate the validity and reliability of different selections to various timescales is really sensitive. Furthermore, the requirements of public education on reinforcing about the mechanism of braided river formation will be obviously important and necessary.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73308931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate change scenario in Nigeria: local perceptions and the way forward","authors":"T. Ogunbode","doi":"10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00269","url":null,"abstract":"The contributions of all and sundry are salient to the global efforts in mitigating climate change-associated challenges. While global communities are rallying round to discuss the effects of climate change with millions of dollars being sunk into the process of mitigation, it is so unfortunate that the perceptions about the climate change menace is quite unwelcomed. The implications of such attitude manifest in the attitude towards the causative actions being noticed which seemed to be unabated, most especially in developing countries. This brief communication examines the case of local perception on climate change in Nigeria and the way forward. Education and enlightenment on the reality of climate change and its manifestations are desirable at both local and international levels by relevant stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75383991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving Indian meteorological department method for 24- hourly rainfall downscaling to shorter durations for IDF modelling","authors":"I. Nwaogazie, Masi G. Sam, C. Ikebude","doi":"10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00268","url":null,"abstract":"The development of Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) models for storm drain design and related flood mitigation structures requires rainfall amount and corresponding duration records. To achieve this purpose, three short duration downscaling methods from 24-hourly rainfall amount data were selected for improvement, namely: IMD, AIMD and MCIMD, with the CAMS method used as the experiment control. Three types of general PDF-IDF models (GEVT-1, LPT-3 and ND) were developed based on the downscaling methods yielding goodness of fit (R2) with very high correlation of 0.995–0.999 and model accuracy with mean square error (MSE) of 4.123–7.85. The PDF-IDF models predicted intensities plotted against durations for different return periods of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 years, showed visual differences in the predictive performance of the intensities derived from the downscaling methods. Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test of significance at 5% level carried out showed that no-significant difference exist for 15-60 minutes duration, while the difference was significant for durations between 90–300 minutes. The LPT-3 based on MCIMD yielded higher improved performance in prediction of intensities relative to the IMD. The level of improvement ranges from 35.17 to 52.26% and 25.0 to 39.89%; while that of AIMD ranges from 10.97 to 20.87% and 3.33 to 12.53% for 10 and 100 year return periods, respectively. The use of the IMD downscaling method with the LPT-3 PDF-IDF model for design purposes will be justified if modified with some percentage improvement or adjustment factor.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87523539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A feasibility study on exploitation of atmospheric water resources using cloud seeding in arid and semi arid parts of Iran","authors":"S. Poormohammadi","doi":"10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00267","url":null,"abstract":"Water resource management and optimum use of all available water resources are ways for the adaptation of climate change and drought conditions.Weather modification, commonly known as cloud seeding, is the application of scientific technology that can enhance a cloud's ability to produce precipitation. Cloud seeding projects have being performed in Iran since 1999, as one of the most important strategies to increase water supplies. However, determining the time and place of cloud seeding operation are the basic necessities to achieve the best possible results. This paper explains innovative and scientific methods of feasibility study of Tehran province (semi-arid area) and Hormozgan province (arid area) by meteorological stations data, upper air data, satellite imagery (TRMM), weather radars products, topographic and vegetation maps. Factor analysis and World Meteorological Organization classification methods of PEP were applied to determine proper seeding time. Eventually, cloud seeding susceptible areas were classified as levels and altitudes. In Tehran province, the results showed that the northwest, west and central catchments are capable for cloud seeding operation in December, January, February and March at an altitude of 2500-3000 meters. Suitable months of cloud seeding operation in the north and northwest of the catchment of Hormozgan province were January, February and March, in order of priority.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86422412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Bellas Romariz Gaudie Ley, Ricardo Abranches Felix Cardoso Júnior, Henrique Vieira de Mendonça, Alexandre Lioi Nascentes, Leonardo Breno Pessoa DA Silva
{"title":"Comparison between prediction models and monitored data on leachate generation from a sanitary landfill in the metropolitan region of rio de janeiro, Brazil","authors":"Michelle Bellas Romariz Gaudie Ley, Ricardo Abranches Felix Cardoso Júnior, Henrique Vieira de Mendonça, Alexandre Lioi Nascentes, Leonardo Breno Pessoa DA Silva","doi":"10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00266","url":null,"abstract":"Estimating leachate generation during a landfill lifespan is a key issue in reducing its potential risk. Hence, a useful tool is represented by empirical and computational models. In order to ratify the applicability of the Swiss Method, most applied tool in Brazil, and the Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP), most utilized in USA, the present article carried out a case study in the São Gonçalo Waste Treatment Center (CTR-SG), located in a humid subtropical climate. Firstly, climate data were collected with Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology, and landfill structural and operational data were assembled with the company responsible for CTR-SG’ management, Foxx-Haztec, from 2014 to 2018. Subsequently, simulations were conducted on both tools, which indicated that: Swiss Method and HELP do not consider relevant variables for leachate prediction, such as: waste composition and moisture content, organic matter decomposition and dumping methods; thus, these techniques results vary mainly according to annual precipitation, landfill surface area and, for HELP, covering layer thickness. In addition, it was verified that the models forecasted approximately half of the actual volume of generated leachate. In this bias, despite the requirement of few and generally known parameters, these are not reliable tools for assertive prediction. Furthermore, it was found that the Swiss Method employs an imprecise variable, the compaction coefficient, which made pertinent the proposal of a new coefficient, suitable to tropical regions, which should be validated in other landfill scenarios.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74370611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guadalupe de la Lanza Espino, S. H. Pulido, Angel D. Ramirez
{"title":"Physicochemical, primary production and trophic state variation of an urban artificial water body located in the central zone of the tropical latitude of Mexico","authors":"Guadalupe de la Lanza Espino, S. H. Pulido, Angel D. Ramirez","doi":"10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00265","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial water bodies at tropical latitudes have regular or extreme water contributions dependent of climate and interannual variations that result in differences in the physicochemical characteristics of the water; in addition to the climate. They receive peripheral runoff two, according to geomorphology; in the case of Mexican artificial water bodies as Cantera Oriente, they will also depend on the orography that entails changes in the volumes of water. All of this influence in conservative and non-conservative physiochemical components through dilute the water in the rainy season and concentrate it in the dry season. Therefore, this paper estimates the variations of: temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, with nutrients (total phosphorus and nitrogen, chlorophyll “a” and primary production). In the Cantera Oriente all this parameters resulting in an oxic and anoxic condition, as well as a widely variable hypertrophy, depending on the month of year, in addition, anthropogenic sewage runoff must be added.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81777341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rainfall runoff estimation using GIS and SCS-CN method for awash river basin, Ethiopia","authors":"Shimelis Sishah","doi":"10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJH.2021.05.00263","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding hydrological behavior is an important part of effective watershed management and planning. Runoff resulted from rainfall is a component of hydrological behavior that is needed for efficient water resource planning. In this paper, GIS based SCS-CN runoff simulation model was applied to estimate rainfall runoff in Awash river basin. Global Curve Number (GCN250), Maximum Soil Water Retention (S) and Rainfall was used as an input for SCS-CN runoff simulation model. The final surface runoff values for the Awash river basin were generated on the basis of total annual rainfall and maximum soil water retention potential (S) of the year 2020. Accordingly, a runoff variation that range from 83.95 mm/year to a maximum of 1,416.75 mm/year were observed in the study region. Conversely, recently developed Global Curve Number (GCN250) data was tested with Pearson correlation coefficient to be used as an input for SCS-CN runoff simulation model. In doing so, predicted runoff generated in SCS-CN using GCN250 as a model input was validated with observed runoff obtained from station gauges in the study region. The results of validation show that, predicted runoff was well correlated with observed runoff with correlation coefficient of 0.9253. From this stand point, it is observed that the new GCN250 data can be used as an input for SCS-CN model to estimate rainfall runoff at basin level. Furthermore, correlation analysis was performed to explain the relationship between mean annual rainfall and surface runoff. The relationship between these two variables indicates a strong linear relationship with correlation coefficient of 0.9873.","PeriodicalId":14063,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hydrology","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75872831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}