祁连山中段排露沟流域水化学特征及成因

2012年11月-2013年10月,在祁连山中段排露沟流域持续采集1 a的大气降水和出口断面径流样品,对主要可溶离子、pH、电导率EC和总溶解固体TDS进行了分析。结果表明：流域径流与大气降水相比,各项对应离子浓度显著增加,径流TDS均值（255.50 mg·L^-1）远大于降水（46.77 mg·L^-1）。径流离子类型为Ca²⁺-Mg²⁺-HCO₃^-,呈弱碱性。大气降水离子类型为Ca²⁺-HCO₃^-,接近中性。所有径流样品都落在Gibbs分布图的左中端,表明径流离子组成主要受流域岩石风化作用控制。根据Piper图和主要离子的摩尔比值,综合分析得出控制径流离子过程主要是流域碳酸盐岩风化,其次伴随部分硫酸盐和硅酸盐岩石风化。并通过海盐校正分析方法,得出大气降水对出口断面径流主要离子贡献率仅为4.58%。     

天山乌鲁木齐河源径流水文化学空间差异及其控制因素

天山乌鲁木齐河源暖季径流水文化学特征受大气降水、冰川作用、积雪消融、冻土活动层状况以及水岩相互作用等因素综合影响, 普遍存在的水岩相互作用和冰碛物岩矿离子组分的化学剥蚀作用导致径流中各项离子浓度远远高于大气降水中相应值的规律, 其中黄铁矿氧化反应、钾长石水解和方解石水解反应为控制流域径流偏碱性的主要化学作用. 冰川磨蚀对于岩矿溶解的增强作用和相对更强的积雪消融导致天山乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川径流的Ca2+、 Mg2+、 SO2 -4和K+离子浓度和离子脉冲峰值远高于空冰斗和总控水文点. 空冰斗融水径流受大气降水、季节性冻土活动层融水混入以及融雪水与土壤相互作用影响更大, 表现出更显著的Cl-、 Na+和NO-3离子峰值现象. 总控水文点则大体上反映上述二水文点的混合作用, 变化相对平缓, 离子浓度峰值介于二者之间.     

气候变化对我国水文水资源的可能影响

以平衡的GCM模型输出作为大气中CO₂浓度倍增时的气候情景,采用月水量平衡模型及水资源利用综合评价模型研究我国部分流域年、月径流、蒸发的可能变化及2030年水资源供需差额变化。结果表明淮河及其以北气候变化的影响最为显着,各流域水量的增多或减少主要由汛期径流及蒸发的增减决定。在未来气候条件下,黄、淮、海三个流域水资源短缺可能进一步加剧。     

水化学特征在岩溶水系统分析中的应用——以山西晋城长河流域岩溶水系统为例

通过对长河流域岩溶水矿化度、Ca^2＋／Mg^2＋、Ca／Sr及Mg／Sr等的特征分析,长河流域岩溶水系统从补给区到径流区、排泄区矿化度、Can／Mgn、Ca／Sr及Mg／Sr变化具有明显的规律性,岩溶水的流动方向则与以上各水化学指标质量浓度的变化方向一致,即研究区在东、北部灰岩裸露区直接接受大气降雨补给渗漏及部分半裸露区间接补给渗漏,向西以泉水形式排泄到沁河河谷地带,形成沁河河谷排泄带,地下水径流方向为南西西方向。并分析岩溶地下水的径流特征,富水强弱,水岩作用强弱及岩溶裂隙发育规律特征。     

喜马拉雅山珠峰绒布冰川流域径流模拟

基于2009年5-10月喜马拉雅山北坡珠峰绒布冰川流域实测水文气象数据、 50 m分辨率DEM和中国第一次冰川编目资料, 在HYCYMODEL水文模型中加入冰川消融子模块, 模拟了绒布冰川流域径流过程.冰川消融子模块以海拔5 180 m基站的实测日气温、 日降水作为模型输入, 把气温、 降水插值到该流域40个高程带中, 分别计算各高程带的冰川消融和裸地蒸发, 并考虑液态降水对冰面的加热作用.野外气象观测表明: 2009年5-10月流域海拔5 180~5 750 m内, 月气温递减率在0.63~0.73 ℃·(100m)^-1之间, 均值为0.70 ℃·(100m)^-1; 同期降水观测显示, 海拔5 180 m以下降水梯度为-7.3 mm·(100m)^-1, 该高度之上降水梯度为22 mm·(100m)^-1. HYCYMODEL水文模型的敏感性检验表明, 该流域径流变化主要受气温影响, 降水变化引起的径流变化较小, 气温和降水变化对流域径流的影响是非线性的.     

内陆河流域山区水文与生态研究

以河西走廊黑河干流山区流域为例,从山区水文循环、水文与生态系统以及径流形成和预测等方面讨论山区流域水文和生态相互作用研究的有关问题。山区降水的空间和时间分布规律和固态、液态降水组成变化主要受制于海拔和地形的影响,而不同海拔和地形条件下的下垫面不同土地覆被和复杂的空间异质性则主要影响蒸散发量。对内陆河山区流域的水文小循环的研究,有助于进一步研究和认识内陆河流域上、中、下游水文和生态系统的相互联系问题。至今,对山区水文过程与生态系统的相互作用问题的研究还非常薄弱,需要研究山区森林草地生态系统在山区水文循环中的作用以及在维持和保护山区生态和环境中的作用和意义。内陆河流域山区水文过程复杂而综合性强,须加强对山区径流形成机理的多学科交叉研究,不断改善出山径流对气候变化和人类活动响应过程的模拟和预测水平。     

祁连山排露沟流域水分状况与径流形成

对祁连山排露沟水源流域水分状况进行测定分析,结果表明:流域内水分状况与径流形成潜力具有在空间上的异质性,随坡向、海拔等地形因子而发生规律性变化;流域降水不论坡向、海拔变化均能在满足植被(乔木)生长需要后有结余,水分状况较好.流域高海拔较低海拔水分状况好,形成径流潜力大;同一海拔阴阳坡径流系数没有显著差异,但阴坡森林由于结余的水分多、径流潜力大,对河川径流形成的贡献和调节作用均大于阳坡草地.流域高海拔和阴坡森林面积越大,水分状况越好,产流能力越强;流域阴坡森林对河川径流的调节作用使其面积越大河川径流越稳定.     

同位素技术解析安阳河与地下水相互作用

河流与地下水相互作用研究是水文学研究的难点和热点。安阳河与地下水相互作用研究,对于安阳市水资源科学开发与管理具有重要意义。安阳河冲洪积扇地表水与地下水转化率为17%～27%。潜水位标高为80 m,向下游逐渐变成多层含水层（水位40 m）。当地降水环境同位素监测数据表明,当地大气降水线与全球大气降水线接近平行,表明该线代表本地区大气降水的氢氧同位素特征。地表水同位素值较集中,2016年8月δ18O值变化范围为-9‰~-8.7‰,δD值变化范围为-65‰~-63‰,2017年1月δ18O值变化范围为-8.5‰~-8.2‰,δD值变化范围为-63‰~-61‰,河水水化学类型为HCO3·SO4—Ca型,表明流域内地表水的同位素值受距离的影响较小。地下水稳定同位素值变化较大,2016年8月δ18O值范围为-10.4‰~-5.5‰,δD值范围为-75‰~-46‰,2017年1月δ18O值范围为-10.2‰~-5.4‰,δD值范围为-75‰~-45‰,即从接近降水值到最大值形成一条“蒸发”线。河流出山口一带地下水同位素值呈现最大蒸发值,表明地表水补给地下水,地下水化学类型为HCO3·SO4·Cl—Ca,存在明显人为污染成分。下游为大气降水补给浅层地下水,中深层地下水主要来源于中游侧向径流,水化学类型主要为HCO3—Ca·Mg型,综合分析表明,安阳河中下游（冲洪积扇）地带“三水”转换积极,并影响其水质、水量。     

长江源区高寒生态与气候变化对河流径流过程的影响分析

近40 a来长江源区气候变化剧烈,是青藏高原增温最为显著的地区之一,高寒生态系统与冻土环境不断退化.采用多因素逐次甄别方法与半经验理论方法相结合,基于多年冻土的不同植被覆盖降水-径流观测场观测试验结果,分析了长江源区气候-植被-冻土耦合系统中各要素变化对河川径流的不同影响.结果表明:近40 a来长江源区河川径流呈持续递减趋势,年均径流量减少了15.2%,频率>20%的径流量均显著减少,而>550 m³·s^-1的稀遇洪水流量发生频率增加;气候变化与高寒草甸覆盖变化对源区径流变化的影响较大,分别占5.8%和5.5%;气候与植被覆盖变化对径流的显著影响是与冻土耦合作用的结果,但冻土环境与冰川变化对径流的贡献尚不能准确评价.高寒沼泽湿地和高寒草甸生态系统对于源区河川径流的形成与稳定起到关键作用,这两类生态系统的显著退化是驱动河川径流过程中变差增大、降水-径流系数减少以及洪水频率增加的主要原因.保护源区高寒草甸与独特的高寒湿地生态,对于维护源区水涵养功能和流域水安全意义重大.     

雪玉洞岩溶地下水、地表水Ca2+、Mg2+、Sr2+变化特征研究

通过2011年对重庆丰都雪玉洞洞内滴水和地下河河水,上覆岩层中出露的表层岩溶泉水和雪玉洞附近龙河河水等不同类型水中Ca2+、Mg2+、Sr2+浓度及Mg/Ca、Sr/Ca值的研究,发现不同水的Ca2+、Mg2+、Sr2+随外界降水条件的改变而出现明显变化。表层岩溶泉水Ca2+变化能够敏感反应外界降水条件改变,滴水对外界降雨的反应滞后接近1个月,地下河Ca2+可以反应雨季和旱季的变化,地表河水Ca2+全年比较稳定,但是对特殊干旱天气有显著响应。2011年不同类型水的Mg2+、Sr2+全年变化趋势基本一致,在降水较多的3、5、10月呈低值,在其他降水较少的月份浓度相对较高。各离子的这种变化特征主要是受到稀释效应、CO2效应以及所在地层的岩性的影响。雪玉洞不同类型水的Mg/Ca、Sr/Ca值呈现出滴水>地表河>地下河>表层岩溶泉的特点,反映出不同类型水在含水介质中滞留时间的长短,并且Mg/Ca、Sr/Ca值在降水较多的月份降低,在降水较少的月份升高;受碳酸钙的前期沉淀和运移路径差异的影响,不同类型水的Mg/Ca、Sr/Ca值变化稍有不同。因此,不同类型水的离子变化及其比值对外界降水条件变化的响应特征和时间的不同,决定了在利用元素及其比值反映外界环境变化时也要区别对待。      

Patterns of Ca/Sr and Sr/Sr variation before and after a whole watershed CaSiO3 addition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, USA

Forty-one metric tons of the mineral wollastonite (CaSiO₃) was applied to an 11.8 hectare watershed at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF; White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA) with the goal of restoring the Ca estimated to have been depleted from the soil exchange complex by acid deposition. This experiment provided an opportunity to gain qualitative information on whole watershed hydrologic flow paths by studying the response of stream water chemistry to the addition of Ca. Because the Ca/Sr and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of wollastonite strongly contrast that of other Ca sources in the watershed, the wollastonite-derived Ca can be identified and its amount estimated in various ecosystem components. Stream water chemistry at the HBEF varies seasonally due to shifts in the proportion of base flow and interflow. Prior to the wollastonite application, seasonal variations in ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios indicated that ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr was higher during base flow than interflow, due largely to greater amounts of biotite weathering along deeper flow paths. After the application, Ca/Sr and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr changed markedly as the high Ca/Sr and low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr wollastonite dissolved and mixed with stream water. The Ca addition provided information on the response times of various flow paths and ion exchange processes to Ca addition in this small upland watershed. During the first year after the addition, wollastonite applied to the near stream zone dissolved and was partially immobilized by cation exchange sites in the hyporheic zone. In the second and third years after the addition we infer that much of this Ca and Sr was subsequently desorbed from the hyporheic zone and was exported from the watershed in stream flow. In the fourth through ninth years after the addition, Ca and Sr from wollastonite that had dissolved in upland soils was transported to the stream by interflow during wet periods when the ground water table was elevated. Between years three and nine the minimum annual Ca/Sr ratio (in late summer base flow) increased, providing evidence that Ca and Sr had increasingly infiltrated to the deepest flow paths. Strong seasonal variations in Ca/Sr and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of stream water resulted from the wollastonite addition to upland forest soils, and these ratios have become sensitive to changing flow paths during the annual cycle. Most notably, high flow events now produce large excursions in stream geochemistry toward the high Ca/Sr and low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of wollastonite. Nine years after the application we estimate that ∼360 kg of Ca from wollastonite has been exported from the watershed in stream flow. The rate of export of Ca from wollastonite dissolution has stabilized at about 11 kg of Ca per year, which accounts for ∼30% of the dissolved Ca in the stream water. Given that 19 metric tons of Ca were applied to the watershed, and assuming this current rate of loss, it should take over 1000 years for this added Ca to be transported from the watershed.     

Geochemical characteristics of water and sediment from the Dal Lake, Kashmir Himalaya: constraints on weathering and anthropogenic activity

Two hundred and forty water samples (in four seasons) and seventeen sediment samples have been analyzed to monitor the natural and anthropogenic influences on the water and sediment chemistry of the Dal Lake, Kashmir Himalaya. The scatter diagrams [(Ca+Mg)/total cations (TZ⁺), (Ca+Mg)/HCO₃, (Ca+Mg)/(HCO₃₊SO₄), (Na+K)/TZ⁺; (Ca+Mg)/(Na+K)] and the geological map of the study area suggest predominance of carbonate and silicate weathering. Lower pH and high total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity and values in the Gagribal basin and in some patches of other basins reflect anthropogenic inputs in the form of sewage from surrounding population, houseboats, hotels, etc. The Dal Lake is characterized by high chemical index of alteration (CIA: 87–95), reflecting extreme weathering of the catchment area. Relative to the average carbonates, the lakebed sediments are enriched in Al, Ti, Zn, Cu and Co and depleted in Ni and Mn. Compared to the post-Archean Shale the sediments have higher Al, Zn and Cu contents and lower Ni and Co. There are distinct positive anomalies of Al, Mn, Zn and Cu and negative anomalies of Ni and Pb with respect to the upper continental crust. Geoaccumulation index (I _geo) and the US Environmental Protection Agency sediment quality standards indicate that the Gagribal basin and some patches of the Nagin basin are polluted with respect to Zn, Cu and Pb. These data suggest that the Dal Lake is characterized by differential natural and anthropogenic influences.     

Geochemistry of a spring-dense karst watershed located in a complex structural setting, Appalachian Great Valley, West Virginia, USA

The distribution and chemistry of the springs in the Tuscarora Creek watershed is controlled by both geologic structure and karst dissolution. The watershed is located in eastern West Virginia in the structurally complex Great Valley of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge province. The upper portion of the stream parallels strike along a mapped fault zone and is bordered by clastic rocks that comprise North Mountain. The lower reaches of the stream flow cross-strike through Cambro-Ordovician carbonates. The controlling chemical signature in the spring water is carbonate dissolution. Little evidence was seen for the recharge from adjacent clastic rocks although differences in the Ca/Mg molar ratio between springs indicated the presence of localized spring basins in headwater reaches. Na, Cl and Ca generally increased from upstream to downstream in the cross-strike reaches. Comparison of stream and cumulative spring discharge was consistent with significant groundwater base-flow contribution directly to the creek, particularly in the strike-parallel region. The largest spring in the watershed (>162 L/s) was sampled during and after a large storm event along with the adjacent creek. The creek displayed a typical dilution response with each flood pulse, whereas the spring had only a limited or delayed response. The overall chemical and thermal stability of the spring, relative to the creek, indicated the lack of significant direct hydraulic connection between the two. The conceptual model for the area includes localized flowpaths in the headwater region where the stream flow is parallel to strike and a thrust fault. In addition to the shallow localized flowpaths, a deeper, more regional flowpath likely exists for a large spring further downstream.     

Geochemistry of stream water in a catchment in Finland affected by sulphidic fine sediments

The impact of sediment type on stream water geochemistry was studied in a catchment in Finland affected by sulphidic fine-grained sediments. Stream water samples for general characterisation of water quality (pH, electrical conductivity) were taken at the basin outlet during various hydrological conditions, while samples for detailed geochemical analysis were collected at 119 sites in the catchment on one single occasion during high-water flow in autumn. The occurrence of sulphidic fine sediments was estimated based on data from an airborne electromagnetic survey carried out by the Geological Survey of Finland.Growing-symbol maps, which were prepared for each of the studied variables in water, and statistical calculations including factor analysis and Spearman correlations show that the concentrations of Al, Ga, U and Tl, all the lanthanides and several alkali and alkaline earth metals (K, Mg, Na, Li, Ca, Rb, Sr), transition metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Zn, Sc, Mn, Ni, Y, Hf) and non-metals (S, Br, I, Si) increase in water when the proportion of the catchment cover of sulphidic fine sediments increases. It is therefore argued that these elements are released and mobilised in considerable amounts by the oxidation and subsequent acidification and weathering of this type of sediment. Other elements are either slightly depleted in streams in areas of sulphidic fine sediments (V, Nb, Pb, Zr), have a distribution unrelated to sediment type (Fe, Cr, Cs, Mo), or are only weakly impacted by the occurrence of sulphidic sediments in the catchment (As, Ti, Ba). It is argued that these elements are not leached extensively from the oxidising sulphidic sediments, and that their distributions at least partly may be controlled by the contents of dissolved humic material and/or suspended organic and inorganic phases in the water.     

Impact of Ditching in a Small Forested Catchment on Concentrations of Suspended Material, Organic Carbon, Hydrogen Ions and Metals in Stream Water

Stream-water samples were collected during a 4-year-period in twosmall streams, one whose catchment was ditched for forestry halfway through the sampling period and another nearby reference stream whose catchment was not ditched during this period. The main aim was to study the impact of forest ditching on stream-water quality. Whereas the artificial drainage did not change the hydrograph pattern, it had a large effect on stream hydrochemistry: the concentrations of suspended material, Mn, Ca, Mg and Al increased, theconcentrations of total organic carbon decreased, and pH increased by approximately one unit, from an average of 4.4 to 5.4. The increase in suspended material, Mn and Al concentrations is explainedby the physical mobilisation of mineral particulates/colloids from mineral soils (till) exposed on the ditch slopes beneath the peat layer, while the increase in Ca and Mg loads is explained by the release of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ in exchange reactions in this same soil layer. The increase in pH and decrease in TOC concentrations after ditching are related to changes in hydrological flow paths in the catchments, and most likely to immobilisation of both hydrogen ions and humic substances in the near neutral till horizon exposed beneath the peat layer. Only the aquatic abundance of Fewas not significantly affected by the ditching.     

Hydrochemistry of reservoirs of Damodar River basin, India: weathering processes and water quality assessment

Water samples collected from the six reservoirs of Damodar River basin in pre- and post-monsoon, have been analysed, to study the major ion chemistry and the weathering and geochemical processes controlling the water composition. Ca, Na and HCO₃ dominate the chemical composition of the reservoir water. The seasonal data shows a minimum concentration of most of the ions in post-monsoon and a maximum concentration in pre-monsoon seasons, reflecting the concentrating effects due to elevated temperature and increased evaporation during the low water level period of the pre-monsoon season. Water chemistry of the reservoirs strongly reflects the dominance of continental weathering aided by atmospheric and anthropogenic activities in the catchment area. Higher concentration of SO₄ and TDS in Panchet, Durgapur and Tenughat reservoirs indicate mining and anthropogenic impact on water quality. The high contribution of (Ca+Mg) to the total cations, high concentration of dissolved silica, relatively high (Na+K)/TZ⁺ ratio (0.3) and low equivalent ratio of (Ca+Mg)/(Na+K) suggests combined influence of carbonate and silicate weathering. Kaolinite is the possible mineral that is in equilibrium with the water, implying that the chemistry of reservoir water favours kaolinite formation. The calculated values of SAR, RSC and sodium percentage indicate the ‘excellent to good quality’ of water for irrigation uses.     

Land-use change versus natural controls on stream water chemistry in the Subandean Amazon,Peru

This study evaluates the effects of deforestation and land-use change, as compared to natural controls, on stream water chemistry in the Subandean Amazon. Dissolved major and trace elements were determined near the stream outlet of 48 independent watersheds with varying morphology, bed rock composition and intactness of forest cover (pristine to highly exploited). Geomorphological characteristics were derived from a digital elevation model, geological formations from digitalized maps and forest cover from digital classification of SPOT satellite images. Partial least square regression and multiple linear regression showed that watershed average elevation, which ranged between 396 and 1649 m, was the strongest control on stream water chemistry, explaining >70% of the variation in K and a considerable part also for Mn, U, Mg and HCO₃ with near exponential concentration increases down the altitude gradient. Forest cover, which ranged between 7% and 99%, correlated strongly with average elevation (Spearman correlation coefficient, r_s = 0.8), but had no statistically significant impact on stream solute concentrations. Thus, in the studied Subandean region, watershed scale deforestation has not resulted in measurable impacts on stream water chemistry which is dominated by the spatial variation in natural controls.     

典型岩溶小流域水体中硝酸盐分布特征及成因:以普定后寨河流域为例

岩溶流域水环境极易受到人为活动的影响,而硝酸盐污染是岩溶流域面临的最突出最普遍的问题之一,把握岩溶流域中硝酸盐的来源及其在不同水体中的分布特征与成因,可为岩溶流域硝酸盐污染的防治提供依据.以贵州普定后寨河流域为研究对象,于2017年5月采集地下水和地表水样品共53件,测定主要水化学参数,分析NO₃-来源,并结合区域土地利用类型,沿流动路径阐明其影响.结果表明,研究区主要阴、阳离子浓度从大到小依次为HCO₃- > SO₄2- > NO₃- > Cl-、Ca2+ > Mg2+ > Na+ > K+,水化学类型以HCO₃-Ca型为主.水体NO₃-的主要来源为化肥,有6个采样点水体明显受到硝酸盐污染,NO₃-浓度变化主要受混合过程控制,硝化作用和反硝化作用影响不明显.流域水体NO₃-浓度受土地利用方式影响明显,流经以农田或村寨为主的区域时NO₃-浓度升高,流经以林地灌木等自然植被繁茂的区域时NO₃-浓度降低.      

Effects of temperature on silicate weathering: Solute fluxes and chemical weathering in a temperate rain forest watershed,Jamieson Creek,British Columbia

Chemical weathering of silicate minerals has long been known as a sink for atmospheric CO₂, and feedbacks between weathering and climate are believed to affect global climate. While warmer temperatures are believed to increase rates of weathering, weathering in cool climates can be accelerated by increased mineral exposure due to mechanical weathering by ice. In this study, chemical weathering of silicate minerals is investigated in a small temperate watershed. The Jamieson Creek watershed is covered by mature coniferous forest and receives high annual precipitation (4000 mm), mostly in the form of rainfall, and is underlain by quartz diorite bedrock and glacial till. Analysis of pore water concentration gradients indicates that weathering in hydraulically unsaturated ablation till is dominated by dissolution of plagioclase and hornblende. However, a watershed scale solute mass balance indicates high relative fluxes of K and Ca, indicating preferential leaching of these solutes possibly from the relatively unweathered lodgement till. Weathering rates for plagioclase and hornblende calculated from a watershed scale solute mass balance are similar in magnitude to rates determined using pore water concentration gradients.When compared to the Rio Icacos basin in Puerto Rico, a pristine tropical watershed with similar annual precipitation and bedrock, but with dissimilar regolith properties, fluxes of weathering products in stream discharge from the warmer site are 1.8 to 16.2-fold higher, respectively, and regolith profile-averaged plagioclase weathering rates are 3.8 to 9.0-fold higher. This suggests that the Arrhenius effect, which predicts a 3.5- to 9-fold increase in the dissolution rate of plagioclase as temperature is increased from 3.4° to 22 °C, may explain the greater weathering fluxes and rates at the Rio Icacos site. However, more modest differences in K and Ca fluxes between the two sites are attributed to accelerated leaching of those solutes from glacial till at Jamieson Creek. Our findings suggest that under conditions of high rainfall and favorable topography, weathering rates of silicate minerals in warm tropical systems will tend to be higher than in cool temperate systems, even if the temperate system is has been perturbed by an episode of glaciation that deposits regolith high in fresh mineral surface area.     

Water budget management of a coastal pine forest in a Mediterranean catchment (Marina Romea, Ravenna, Italy)

In Mediterranean coastal catchments, water management for preservation of pine forests and other natural areas faces particular challenges. Limited rainfall, water consumption by vegetation as well as subsidence, drainage and salt water intrusion all play an important role. Traditionally forest and water management are carried out independent of one another and do not consider water budget calculations. We show with this study that is very important to have quantitative information of all the components of the water budget as well as the size of the fresh water lenses in the aquifer to be able to integrate the water- and forest management. We use an integrated hydrologic-ecologic methodology based on easily attainable data to assess the monthly water budget of a coastal catchment, Marina Romea (Ravenna, Italy). We present detailed monthly water table records, rainfall data, drainage data, tree density and tree perimeter and use published sap flow measurements of single pine trees (Pinus Pinea) to quantify the actual transpiration of single pine trees in different periods of the year. Transpiration amounts to 10–30 l per day per tree. These values are confirmed by independent estimates of tree transpiration based on our water budget calculations: 9–34 l/tree/day. Because typically there are so many trees in planted pine forests, the total transpiration rates over the whole watershed take up a large percentage (up to 200 %) of the precipitation. In Marina Romea, four monitoring periods out of twelve, the tree transpiration is larger than precipitation. In nine monitoring periods, drainage in the watershed is larger than precipitation or tree water transpiration. The measurements and calculations show that not much freshwater is left to recharge the fresh water lens underneath Marina Romea. Monthly monitoring of groundwater table elevation and salinity in the pine forest of Marina Romea from March 2007 to February 2008 shows that the groundwater table strongly fluctuates and groundwater salinity is constantly very high (up to 17.7 g/l). Analytical calculations based on the Ghyben Herzberg Dupuit principle suggest that even a small continuous annual recharge of 15 mm could form a 2-m deep freshwater lens in the unconfined aquifer. This freshwater lens is not present in the study area and this is due to the fact that tree water transpiration and drainage take out most of the fresh water coming into the watershed. In catchments like Marina Romea, water consumption by the (natural) vegetation and seasonal differences as well as the fact that fresh water lenses are limited in salty surroundings should be taken into account in water and forest management.