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Runoff Curve Number and Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Estimation via Direct Rainfall Simulator Measurements

Mohamed Elhakeem and Athanasios N Papanicolaou (2012)
Abu Dhabi University; University of Iowa
DOI: 10.14796/JWMM.R245-09
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Abstract

Surface runoff can be estimated directly from conceptual models such as the runoff curve number (RCN) method or indirectly from physically based infiltration models such as the Green-Ampt method (Ponce, 1989; McCuen, 2003; Mishra and Singh, 2003). Both methods are widely accepted models for predicting surface runoff in both agricultural and urbanized watersheds due to their simplicity and to the limited number of parameters required for runoff prediction. In addition, they have been integrated into many hydrologic, storm water management and water quality models such as the erosion productivity impact calculator EPIC (Sharpley and Williams, 1990), the soil and water assessment tool SWAT (Arnold et al., 1998), and the stormwater management model SWMM (Rossman et al., 2003). The key parameters involved in the RCN and the Green-Ampt methods are the runoff curve number (CN) and the saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) respectively, which can be obtained from tables as functions of soil texture, management practice, and land use. The use of singular tabulated CN and Ksat values without verification can result in large errors in predicting surface runoff.

Surface runoff can be estimated directly from conceptual models such as the runoff curve number (RCN) method or indirectly from physically based infiltration models such as the Green- Ampt method (Ponce, 1989; McCuen, 2003; Mishra and Singh, 2003). Both methods are widely accepted models for predicting surface runoff in both agricultural and urbanized watersheds due to their simplicity and to the limited number of parameters required for runoff prediction. In addition, they have been integrated into many hydrologic, storm water management and water quality models such as the erosion productivity impact calculator EPIC (Sharpley and Williams, 1990), the soil and water assessment tool SWAT (Arnold et al., 1998), and the stormwater management model SWMM (Rossman et al., 2003). The key parameters involved in the RCN and the Green-Ampt methods are the runoff curve number (CN) and the saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) respectively, which can be obtained from tables as functions of soil texture, management practice, and land use. The use of singular tabulated CN and Ksat values without verification can result in large errors in predicting surface runoff estimate in situ runoff CN and Ksat values from rainfall simulators. This is useful because the rainfall simulators eliminate the need for natural storm events, and their intensity can be adjusted during an experimental run to mimic natural rain.

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CHI ref #: R245-09 721
Volume: 20
DOI: 10.14796/JWMM.R245-09
Cite as: CHI JWMM 2012;R245-09

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Received: N/A
Accepted: N/A
Published: February 15, 2012

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Version: Final published

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Mohamed Elhakeem

Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Athanasios N Papanicolaou

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

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