Masoud Eshghizadeh; Ali Talebi; Mohammad-Taghi Dastorani; Hamidreza Azimzadeh
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In this research, LAPSUS model is introduced as a suitable model to surface runoff rutting by Multiple Flow Direction (MFD) algorithms. Flow distribution algorithms grouped into two main types including Single Flow Direction (SFD) and MFD algorithms. LAPSUS model is a landscape evolution and a multi-module ...
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In this research, LAPSUS model is introduced as a suitable model to surface runoff rutting by Multiple Flow Direction (MFD) algorithms. Flow distribution algorithms grouped into two main types including Single Flow Direction (SFD) and MFD algorithms. LAPSUS model is a landscape evolution and a multi-module dynamic landscape evolution model. Studied processes included overland erosion, land sliding, tillage erosion and tectonics. Input data in LAPSUS model was DEM, rainfall, runoff coefficient and convergence factor. This model has written in C++. This model has been used for runoff rutting in Kakhk watershed of Gonabad, Iran, for the first time. For this purpose, surface runoff resulted from 34 rainfall events was simulated for multiple flow direction analysis between 2008 and 2018. Results showed that LAPSUS model can simulate total volumes of events with a high accuracy by MFD with the amount of nRMSE of 3.9 percent.
Mahbobeh Akramian; Mohammadtaghi Dastorani; Mohammad Farzam; Ehsan Abdi
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Vegetation has a fundamental role in controlling surface landslides by its mechanical and hydrological effects. However, due to the complexity of vegetation-soil interactions, quantification of the effects of roots on soil remains as a challenge. This study tries to evaluate and quantify the effects ...
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Vegetation has a fundamental role in controlling surface landslides by its mechanical and hydrological effects. However, due to the complexity of vegetation-soil interactions, quantification of the effects of roots on soil remains as a challenge. This study tries to evaluate and quantify the effects of Tamarix roots in increasing the soil shear strength of Kashafroud banks in Khorasane_Razavi Province, Iran. After field observations, a number of 18 samples of soil containing Tamarix hispida roots and also three samples of soil without any root with the sizes of 10×10 cm were collected from the research area and transported to the laboratory. Direct shear test was carried out for the samples and by drawing Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope, the shear strength of soil reinforced by the roots was obtained and compared to those of the soil samples without any roots. Results showed that roots increase the soil cohesion and shear strength by 216.6 and 41.64 percent, respectively. Results also indicated that by increasing the vegetation indices of RAR and RDR, soil cohesion and as a result, shear strength is increased. Of course, this shear strength increase will support natural stability of river banks against erosion and destruction.
Samaneh Poormohammadi; Mohammad Taghi Dastorani; Hadi Jafari; Alireza Massah Bavani; Massoud Goodarzi; Fatemeh Baqeri; Mohammad Hassan Rahimian
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Assessing drought effects on water resources are important on optimizing water management activities in agriculture and natural resources sectors. The groundwater model can be used as a valuable tool in the management of groundwater resources. Therefore, investigation of ground water balance analysis ...
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Assessing drought effects on water resources are important on optimizing water management activities in agriculture and natural resources sectors. The groundwater model can be used as a valuable tool in the management of groundwater resources. Therefore, investigation of ground water balance analysis affected by meteorological drought using mathematical models is applicable and important objectives in sustainable development of water resources and the environment. Tuyserkan is one of the most important plains in Hamadan province as the main source of water supply for the water wells usage in orchards and farms. The goal of this research is assessing the effects of metrological drought index on water balance changes using mathematical modeling by GMS software. For this purpose, after calculation of Standardized Precipitation Index and determination of wet and dry spells in the study area, and selection of three sample years as normal (1387), wet (1388) and dry (1389), the groundwater balance was analyzed in this three sample years. The normal year was used for calibration of the model and wet and dry years for validation of the GMS. The results showed that the GMS model can simulate groundwater level in normal, wet and dry year (error statistics are respectively 0.73, 0.85 and 0.93). Comparison of meteorological and hydrological drought indices showed that meteorological drought cannot affect the groundwater level alone and excess use of exploitation wells has great influence on the groundwater table changes. Interestingly, the results showed that drought strongly influences water balance changes.
