New approaches for addressing challenges in large-scale surface and ground water hydrology

• DOI: 10.1190/iceg2019-021.1
• Publication Date: 2020-04-03T22:07:59Z
• Authors: Zhongbo Yu; Chuangguo Yang; Qin Ju; Huanghe Gu; Peng Yi; Weiguang Wang
• Keywords: 0207 environmental engineering; 02 engineering and technology

Hydrologists have begun to focus on science questions of increased complexity and scope in surface ground water hydrology. One important example is hydrologic changes response the climatic variability. These at global, national or regional scales might directly include alterations ecological systems, patterns droughts floods, availability water. A focal point our research has been integrated assessment natural human-induced climate impacts human activities scales. studies relied development application a model, coupling both systems. It designed specifically for interactive climate-hydrologic simulations examine explicit responses rivers, lakes, wetlands tables across various The presentation will applications processes different locations. issue with model covering such large area how can be scaled make simulation problem tractable. An approach parameterization spatial variability physical was developed transfer traditionally quantified small continental scale interest. simulated components (i.e., major river flows, lake volumes, water-table depths, vadose-zone soil moisture recharge rates) are reasonable comparable observed data. shed light directions best assess environmental hydrology, evaluate altered processes. This new generation nexus related fields geoinformatics, cyberinfastructure watersheds remote measurements scientific resources