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Dušan Marjanović1, Juraj Parajka2, Borbala Szeles2

  • 1Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien, 1040, Vienna, Austria. marjanovic@hydro.tuwien.ac.at.

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Saturated area patterns effectively predict tile drain response in agricultural hillslopes. Connected saturation areas indicate low drain response, while increasing connectivity amplifies it, offering a cost-effective hydrological monitoring method.

Keywords:
Hydrological connectivitySaturated areaTile drainageTime-lapse photography

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Area of Science:

  • Hydrology
  • Agricultural Science
  • Geospatial Analysis

Background:

  • Understanding tile drain response is crucial for agricultural water management.
  • Traditional methods often rely on point-scale data, limiting spatial understanding.
  • Agricultural hillslopes present complex hydrological dynamics influenced by saturation patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the utility of saturated area patterns for predicting tile drain response.
  • To analyze the relationship between saturation connectivity and hillslope runoff.
  • To evaluate saturated area observations as a cost-effective hydrological monitoring tool.

Main Methods:

  • Spatial analysis of time-lapse imagery from the Hydrological Open-Air Laboratory (HOAL).
  • Analysis of twelve hydrological events between 2015 and 2017.
  • Quantification of saturation patterns, connectivity distance, and saturated area.

Main Results:

  • Connected saturation patterns showed larger distances and areas compared to disconnected ones.
  • Connected events consistently exhibited low tile drain response.
  • Tile drain response increased with connectivity distance for events that became connected.
  • Saturated areas explained 59% of peak discharge and 62% of event volume, outperforming traditional variables except groundwater levels.

Conclusions:

  • Saturated area observations provide spatially distributed information, enhancing runoff prediction.
  • This method is more informative than point-scale data for hillslope hydrology.
  • Despite limitations with snow and vegetation, saturated area monitoring offers a cost-effective and widely applicable hydrological tool.