Groundwater surface water interactions and the role of phreatophytes in identifying recharge zones

dc.citation.doi10.5194/hess-16-4133-2012en_US
dc.citation.epage4142en_US
dc.citation.issue11en_US
dc.citation.jtitleHydrology and Earth System Sciencesen_US
dc.citation.spage4133en_US
dc.citation.volume16en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhring, Trevor S.
dc.contributor.authorSteward, David R.
dc.contributor.authoreidstewarden_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-12T19:28:34Z
dc.date.available2014-03-12T19:28:34Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-09
dc.date.published2012en_US
dc.description.abstractGroundwater and surface water interactions within riparian corridors impact the distribution of phreatophytes that tap into groundwater stores. The changes in canopy area of phreatophytes over time is related to changes in depth to groundwater, distance from a stream or river, and hydrologic soil group. Remote sensing was used to determine the location of trees with pre-development and post-development aerial photography over the Ogallala Aquifer in the central plains of the United States. It was found that once the depth to groundwater becomes greater than about 3 m, tree populations decrease as depth to water increases. This subsequently limited the extent of phreatophytes to within 700 m of the river. It was also found that phreatophytes have a higher likelihood of growing on hydrologic soil groups with higher saturated hydraulic conductivity. Phreatophytes exist along portions of the Arkansas River corridor where significant decreases in groundwater occurred as long as alluvium exists to create perched conditions where trees survive dry periods. Significant decreases (more that 50%) in canopy cover exists along river segments where groundwater declined by more than 10 m, indicating areas with good hydraulic connectivity between surface water and groundwater. Thus, interpretation of changes in phreatophyte distribution using historical and recent aerial photography is important in delineating zones of enhanced recharge where aquifers might be effectively recharged through diversion of surface water runoff.en_US
dc.description.versionArticle (publisher version)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/17216
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-4133-2012en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subjectGroundwateren_US
dc.subjectPhreatophytesen_US
dc.subjectRiparian corridorsen_US
dc.titleGroundwater surface water interactions and the role of phreatophytes in identifying recharge zonesen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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