Minimum hydrologic characterization for research in experimental watersheds with limited availability of information in arid lands

This study departs from the need of knowing the differences between representative and experimental watersheds since from here research protocols are designed for the parametrization of variables of the hydrologic cycle. Low instrumentation in research watersheds calls for the use of algorithms for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ignacio Sánchez-Cohen, Miguel A. Velásquez-Valle, Gerardo Esquivel-Arriaga, Palmira Bueno-Hurtado, Aurelio Pedroza-Sandoval
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
Repositorio:Redalyc-UACHP
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:455544908002
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=455544908002
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agrociencias
methods
hydrology
watersheds
evaluation
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Sumario:This study departs from the need of knowing the differences between representative and experimental watersheds since from here research protocols are designed for the parametrization of variables of the hydrologic cycle. Low instrumentation in research watersheds calls for the use of algorithms for the analysis of the scarce information as the foundation for the minimum instrumentation needed for characterizing experimental watersheds in arid lands. The objective of the paper is to provide the theoretical basis for the characterization of experimental watersheds without instrumentation as prerequisite for the planning of soil and water conservation in ecosystems were the pluvial regime is scarce and erratic under low availability of information. Analysis and evaluation methods are presented for runoff water harvesting structures.