| Title: | Modeling effects of brush management on the rangeland water budget: Edwards Plateau, Texas |
| Authors: | Afinowicz, J.D., C.L. Munster, and B.P. Wilcox |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Journal: | Journal of the American Water Resources Association |
| Volume: | 41(1) |
| Pages: | 181-193 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03727.x |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
| Secondary Application Category: | karst effects |
| Watershed Description: | 360 km^2 N. Fork of the Upper Guadalope River (west central Texas) |
| Calibration Summary: | 1992 - 1996: daily E = 0.4 monthly E = 0.29 |
| Validation Summary: | 1997 - Sept. 2003: daily E = 0.09 monthly E = 0.50 |
| General Comments: | SWAT was used to evaluate the influence of woody plants on water budgets of semi-arid rangeland in karst Terrain. Simulated deep percolation was considerably higher than published values. Baseline brush cover and four brush removal scenarios were evaluated. Removal of heavy brush resulted in the greatest ET (~32 mm/yr reduction over the entire basin), surface ruoff, baseflow, and deep recharge. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | evapotranspiration; water budget; range hydrology; brush management; Edwards Plateau; SWAT |