{"title":"Soil water infiltration under different land use conditions: in situ tests and modeling","authors":"M. Failache, Lázaro Valentin Zuquette","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210063","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The efficiency and suitability of different models to estimate infiltration rates in Ferralic Arenosols and Rhodic Ferralsols in southern Brazil are evaluated in this paper. The influence of nine types of land use and soil management practices on infiltration modeling is also assessed. Model parameterization was performed fitting 42 experimental infiltration curves obtained by in situ tests with a double-ring infiltrometer. Soil characterization was also performed in laboratory. The results were assessed using basic statistical descriptors and model accuracy indicators (Nash and Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient and root mean square error). The investigated models satisfactorily simulated the infiltration rates and the most accurate model was modified Kostiakov, followed by the Horton; Singh and Yu; modified Holtan; Holtan; Philip; Green and Ampt/Mein and Larson and Kostiakov. Different types of land uses and soil management practices significantly affect the infiltration rates, mainly those combination with great presence of macroporosity that resulted in an erratic infiltration behavior and affected the infiltration model accuracy.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"201 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80165507","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}
José Martins de França Neto, A. P. Coutinho, S. D. Prima, Saulo de Tarso Marques Bezerra, Severino Martins dos Santos Neto, Ana Emília Carvalho de Gusmão da Cunha Rabelo, A. Oliveira, A. Antonino
{"title":"Variability and spatial distribution of hydrodynamic properties in soil with preserved Caatinga","authors":"José Martins de França Neto, A. P. Coutinho, S. D. Prima, Saulo de Tarso Marques Bezerra, Severino Martins dos Santos Neto, Ana Emília Carvalho de Gusmão da Cunha Rabelo, A. Oliveira, A. Antonino","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210058","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The functions of soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity are indispensable for the characterization and modeling of the infiltration and water transfer processes in the vadose zone. In the case of the Brazilian semi-arid region, characterized by the scarcity of water resources, there is a lack of information on the hydrodynamic properties of the soil. Also, these properties have numerous factors of variability, requiring the characterization of their magnitude and distribution in space. This research presents an analysis of the infiltration process and the hydrodynamic properties of the soil under native Caatinga forest, observing its spatial distribution. This vegetation is typical of the Brazilian semi-arid region. One developed a 48-point grid in an area of approximately 875 m2, and applied on it the Beerkan methodology. The analyzes were performed based on the application of the BEST-Slope algorithm and statistical measures of the position, dispersion, and adherence tests. The results showed medium to high variability indices for the hydrodynamic properties, with random spatial distribution, despite the verification of a homogeneous texture in the area. Thus, it was found that the soil structure was predominant in the processes of water infiltration.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88806139","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":"Using artificial neural networks to determine sediment concentration at limit of deposition in storm sewers","authors":"Adhemar Romero, J. Ota","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210030","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The concept of sediment transport at the limit of deposition in storm sewers represents one operational condition that avoid deposition of sediments maintaining the discharge capacity of the pipes. In this study, this condition was analyzed applying one Artificial Neural Network Multilayer Perceptron (ANN-MLP) model to predict the volumetric concentration at the limit of deposition, using 544 experimental data from literature. It was evaluated different input variables combinations and model configurations, showing the sensitivity of the model with these changes. Through this study, it was demonstrated that the proposed model outperforms the existing equations, leading to more assertive predictions in the determination of volumetric concentrations at the limit of deposition, resulting in values of R2 = 0.92, Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) = 35.09 % and Mean Average Error (MAE) = 59.84 ppm. With the performed analysis, the study selects one equation to be used for extrapolations when determining the volumetric concentration at the limit of deposition in storm sewers. The selected equation is superior due to its theoretical basis. This work includes one more concept to a better methodology in obtaining the conditions of the flow at the limit of deposition.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77444614","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}
Camila Castro, Ana Luiza de Oliveira Borges, Rafael Manica
{"title":"A new empirical viscosity model for composed suspensions used in experiments of sediment gravity flows","authors":"Camila Castro, Ana Luiza de Oliveira Borges, Rafael Manica","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210048","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Sediment gravity flows are natural flows composed by water and sediment in which the gravitational flow acts on the sediment. The distinct physical properties of the cohesive (clay) and non-cohesive (sand) sediment, and the interaction between these particles alter the ability of the flow to resist to the movement (rheology) along time and space, represented by the viscosity of a mixture suspension. Hence, we propose to study the rheological properties of those mixtures and calculate their relative viscosity when used in the physical simulation of turbidity currents. Rheological tests were performed with various mixtures composed by water, clay and/or coal. Two equations are proposed to estimate the relative viscosity as a function of volume concentration of each sediment, the maximum packing fraction and the percentage of clay present in the mixture. The results also show an error close to 20% comparing similar models from the literature, which are satisfactory. The results also demonstrate that caution should be exercised when generalizing the use of a single model to predict the relative viscosity of suspensions. The influence of density (ρ), grain shape, clay percentage (Cclay), volumetric concentration (ϕ) and maximum packaging fraction (ϕmax) should be considered in the formulation of the equations.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"400 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88477884","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}
Luana Kessia Lucas Alves Martins, P. Maillard, E. Pinto, D. Moreira
{"title":"Quality analysis of water level series obtained by altimetric radar satellite along the São Francisco River","authors":"Luana Kessia Lucas Alves Martins, P. Maillard, E. Pinto, D. Moreira","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210069","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Radar altimeters are instruments carried on space missions and allow for determination of heights, particularly in oceans and ice sheets. The use of altimetry data on continental waters involves several challenges, such as the revisit frequency (typically 27 to 35 days), an accuracy of decimeters, data handling and processing, particularly for narrow rivers such as the São Francisco River (width<1km). Radar satellite altimetry has advantages over the conventional in situ monitoring network, including in terms of spatial coverage and global altimetric reference of data. Thus, altimetry data should be used as a complementary and/or alternative source to in situ data. In this context, this study consolidates and evaluates the altimetric series of five different altimetry missions: Envisat in two orbits, Saral, Sentinel 3-A, and Sentinel 3-B. The altimetry water level time series of 17 Virtual stations were compared with leveled gauging stations series to calculate absolute and relative errors. Ultimately, the errors varied from 0.13 m to 0.36 m in the best cases (41%), in line with recent literature. Sentinel-3 satellites showed the best RMSE absolute/relative results: 0.95/0.49 m (S-3A) and 0.96/0.52 m (S-3B). The second best RMSEs was Envisat-X (1.39/0.50 m), then Envisat (1.87/0.56 m) and Saral (1.74/0.60 m).","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73538496","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}
Dawber Batista Ferreira, G. Barroso, M. Dantas, Karla Lorrane de Oliveira, Cristiano Christofaro, S. C. Oliveira
{"title":"Pluviometric patterns in the São Francisco River basin in Minas Gerais, Brazil","authors":"Dawber Batista Ferreira, G. Barroso, M. Dantas, Karla Lorrane de Oliveira, Cristiano Christofaro, S. C. Oliveira","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210035","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This work aimed to evaluate the spatial-temporal variability of precipitation in the Minas Gerais section of the São Francisco River basin, an area of substantial socio-environmental relevance for the country and which has presented recent events of water scarcity. Multivariate and non-parametric statistical analyses were applied to the monthly precipitation data from 131 pluviometric stations, covering a period from 1989 to 2018. The results indicated distinct homogeneous pluviometric regions with greater spatial variability in rainfall patterns in the southern regions of the basin. Results from the temporal analysis indicated seasonality in the rainfall patterns for all seasons, with the rainy period predominantly occurring between October and March for the entire Minas Gerais section of the São Francisco River basin. No rainfall trend was identified in 78% of the stations, with the other stations (22%) showing a trend toward a reduction in rainfall volume.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87073899","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}
C. J. Rodrigues, D. Franco, A. Fonseca, N. K. Leite, L. Garbossa, Aichely Rodrigues da Silva
{"title":"Change in the dynamics of salinity and water quality of an island estuary by the discharge of effluents","authors":"C. J. Rodrigues, D. Franco, A. Fonseca, N. K. Leite, L. Garbossa, Aichely Rodrigues da Silva","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.2621202100263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.2621202100263","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Anthropic changes in coastal watersheds affect the quantity and quality of water in estuaries. Based on an analytical model of saline intrusion and load balance, we have evaluated the effects of effluent discharge (mean of 285 L·s−1 and peak of 495 L·s−1) from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in an island estuary. Saline intrusion at low tide, without actual anthropic discharge, will increase by 22%, whereas with increasing discharge, reductions of 16% and 28%. The reduction of saline intrusion may affect biogeochemical processes and the distribution of species in regions further up the estuary. When the WWTP reaches the mean projected discharge, it will increase its BOD and phosphorus loads by 90% and 82%, respectively, in relation to the current load. With the increase of WWTP discharge, there will be an expansion of hypoxic and anoxic conditions over the current areas, worsening the condition of this already jeopardized estuary. For the WWTP to lead to the expected environmental gains, it is necessary to consider the carrying capacity of the receiving body.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89853431","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":"Development of reservoir operation rules using seasonal climate forecasts","authors":"A. Morais, A. G. Maia","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210012","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study verified the suitability of using precipitation forecasts in defining operation rules for the Cruzeta reservoir in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The operation rules were developed through reservoir operation simulation–optimization, using a genetic algorithm. The performance indicators were analyzed in five operation scenarios: standard operating policy (SOP), current reservoir rationing rule (C), rationing without forecast (R), rationing with forecast (RF), and rationing with perfect forecast (RPF). The SOP scenario better met the total demand but made the system very susceptible to supply collapse. The results of the RF and RPF scenarios showed better compliance with the priority demands and the total demand during the dry periods. Changing from RF to RPF scenario, there is a small improvement in the evaluation indexes. The use of rules integrating the seasonal weather forecast is thus recommended.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86003152","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}
Alfredo Ribeiro Neto, Sajedeh Behnia, M. Tourian, F. A. D. Costa, N. Sneeuw
{"title":"Satellite altimetry over small reservoirs in the Brazilian semiarid region","authors":"Alfredo Ribeiro Neto, Sajedeh Behnia, M. Tourian, F. A. D. Costa, N. Sneeuw","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210038","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Northeast Brazil is one of the most populated semiarid regions in the world. The region is highly dependent on reservoirs for human water supply, irrigation, industry, and livestock. The objective of this study was to validate water level time series from the satellites Envisat, SARAL, Sentinel-3A/-3B, Jason-2/-3 in small reservoirs in Northeast Brazil. In total, we evaluated the water level time series of 20 reservoirs. The Sentinel-3B outperforms the other altimeters with a maximum RMSE of 0.21 m. In seven reservoirs with updated depth-area-volume curves, the altimetric water level was used to calculate the corresponding volume. The obtained volume was then compared to the volume given by the same curve by using in situ stage. Our investigations showed that, in the case of small reservoirs, the precision of water level time series derived from satellite altimetry is mainly governed by the seasonal variability of the water storage especially at the end of the 2012-2017 drought period.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89427436","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}
J. Alves, Maria Hortência Rodrigues Lima, Josefa Raimunda Dória, Igor Santos Silva, A. Monteiro
{"title":"Hydrogeochemical characterization of reservoir waters undergoing salinization processes in Northeastern Brazil","authors":"J. Alves, Maria Hortência Rodrigues Lima, Josefa Raimunda Dória, Igor Santos Silva, A. Monteiro","doi":"10.1590/2318-0331.262120210043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.262120210043","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The geochemical processes that potentially control the chemical characteristics of the waters of three reservoirs located in the state of Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil, were evaluated using the Gibbs diagram, correlation analysis, ionic ratios and geochemical modeling. The results of the reverse geochemical modeling applied between two water samples from each reservoir were in agreement with the observations of the correlation analysis and ionic ratios, which indicated sea salt dissolution, silicate weathering and, to a lesser extent, carbonate dissolution, as the main geochemical processes responsible for the chemical characteristics of the waters of the three reservoirs, also confirming the importance of ion exchange for the Macela and Ribeirópolis reservoirs. These findings therefore suggest that the growing salinization process of the reservoirs is mainly controlled by water-rock interactions and may also be influenced by contributions from evaporation and anthropogenic inputs.","PeriodicalId":54151,"journal":{"name":"RBRH-Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83876369","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}