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Investigation of base flow researches in Iran and the world

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Assistant Professor, Soil conservation and watershed management research institute, Agricultural Research and Education Organization, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

During the last two decades, there has been a lot of research on the base flow issue in the country, but so far, no comprehensive and specific article review of base flow research has been conducted, untill the various aspects of this issue be identified and the cases ignored, be introduced and addressed. In this research, first, by literature review at the global and national level, the progress of studies in different fields of this issue were investigated and then dissertations, articles and reports published in international journals and related conferences have been classified and discussed for the past two decades. The main purpose of this research was to identify issues of research at base flow and to identify lesser and overlooked issues in country research. The articles reviewed in this research were analyzed based on spatial domain, research method, theory, data analysis techniques and topic. Results showed that research orientation in base flow in Iran can be divided into four general categories; 28.21% of studies related to applied orientation; 37.18% to comparison and introduction of proper baseflow separation method; 19.23% to investigation of factors affecting base flow and 15.38% to general use and description of hydrological conditions of the study area. The overall conclusion, indicates limited studies, lack of innovative, and focus on the use of conventional and repetitive methods and also lack of attention to this issue by scientific and research centers of the country.

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