Integrating Remote and In Situ Data to Compare a Watershed’s Hydrological Response under Pre- and Post-Fire Conditions †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Data Used
3. Methodology
3.1. TAD Method and UHs
3.2. ABM for Design Storm Hyetographs and SCS-CN Method for Hydrological Losses Estimation
4. Results and Discussion
5. Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sub-basins | Area (km2) | Elevation (m) | Slope (%) | ||||
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Min | Mean | Max | Min | Mean | Max | ||
Germasogeia_W (G_W) | 46.35 | 367 | 771 | 1539 | 0 | 41 | 264 |
Germasogeia_E (G_E) | 27.82 | 367 | 733 | 1374 | 0 | 38 | 118 |
Germasogeia_S (G_S) | 51.94 | 62 | 407 | 900 | 0 | 33 | 127 |
Vasilikos_W (V_W) | 19.13 | 368 | 590 | 1282 | 0 | 22 | 90 |
Vasilikos_E (V_E) | 28.33 | 366 | 765 | 1362 | 0 | 35 | 120 |
Vasilikos_S (V_S) | 15.33 | 245 | 463 | 778 | 0 | 24 | 83 |
Vasilikos_SE (V_SE) | 14.86 | 239 | 473 | 836 | 0 | 26 | 80 |
Maroni | 20.17 | 450 | 817 | 1362 | 0 | 33 | 97 |
Data Type | Data Used | Source |
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SRTM Digital Terrain Model | Digital Elevation Model (30 m) | earthexplorer.usgs.gov |
Land cover distribution | CORINE Land Cover 2018 database | land.copernicus.eu |
Soil Classification | European Soil DTB/Digital Soil Map of the World/Soil Groups | ESDAC (no data for Cyprus)/FAO/HYSOGs |
Geographical data (layers) | Watersheds (main and subdivisions), Thiessen polygons | geoportal.ermis-f.eu |
Fire in Cyprus/ Area of Interest | Emergency Management Service—Mapping | emergency.copernicus.eu |
Meteorological/Hydrological | IDF curves | [7] |
Sub-Basin | |||||||||
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G_W | G_E | G_S | V_W | V_E | V_S | V_SE | M | ||
Area (km2) | 46.35 | 27.82 | 51.94 | 19.13 | 28.33 | 15.33 | 14.86 | 20.17 | |
Burnt area (km2) | 0.31 | 6.46 | 1.43 | 6.75 | 10.95 | 0.16 | 2.24 | 3.67 | |
Burnt area (%) | 1% | 23% | 3% | 35% | 39% | 1% | 15% | 18% | |
CN (weighted values) | bf 1 | 75.96 | 73.53 | 73.81 | 77.57 | 76.62 | 73.71 | 76.80 | 73.48 |
af | 76.20 | 76.93 | 74.32 | 82.18 | 82.00 | 73.93 | 79.34 | 76.72 | |
Peak discharge (m3/s) | UH bf | 22.34 | 8.63 | 14.73 | 9.10 | 20.87 | 6.20 | 8.67 | 5.92 |
UH af | 22.64 | 11.84 | 14.73 | 12.56 | 22.43 | 6.20 | 9.73 | 9.14 | |
FH bf, T20 | 82.46 | 27.58 | 36.58 | 30.18 | 47.04 | 14.89 | 24.01 | 17.56 | |
FH af, T20 | 82.92 | 42.04 | 37.56 | 41.72 | 68.08 | 15.08 | 29.22 | 19.19 | |
FH bf, T100 | 139.39 | 58.03 | 56.68 | 45.16 | 73.64 | 24.65 | 38.35 | 26.99 | |
FH af, T100 | 139.70 | 70.40 | 57.90 | 60.67 | 96.57 | 27.87 | 45.39 | 31.29 | |
Time to peak (h) | UH bf/af | 7/7 | 4/2 | 8/8 | 5/2 | 6/4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 10/2 |
FH bf/af, T20 | 19/19 | 17/14 | 20/20 | 17/14 | 18/15 | 16/16 | 15/15 | 21/14 | |
FH bf/af, T100 | 19/18 | 17/14 | 20/20 | 18/14 | 17/15 | 16/16 | 15/15 | 20/14 |
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Maida, P.; Feloni, E.; Nastos, P.T.; Vassilakis, E. Integrating Remote and In Situ Data to Compare a Watershed’s Hydrological Response under Pre- and Post-Fire Conditions. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2023, 26, 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026175
Maida P, Feloni E, Nastos PT, Vassilakis E. Integrating Remote and In Situ Data to Compare a Watershed’s Hydrological Response under Pre- and Post-Fire Conditions. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2023; 26(1):175. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026175
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaida, Panagiota, Elissavet Feloni, Panagiotis T. Nastos, and Emmanuel Vassilakis. 2023. "Integrating Remote and In Situ Data to Compare a Watershed’s Hydrological Response under Pre- and Post-Fire Conditions" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 26, no. 1: 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026175
APA StyleMaida, P., Feloni, E., Nastos, P. T., & Vassilakis, E. (2023). Integrating Remote and In Situ Data to Compare a Watershed’s Hydrological Response under Pre- and Post-Fire Conditions. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 26(1), 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026175