Simulation of subsurface heat and water dynamics, and runoff generation in mountainous permafrost conditions, in the Upper Kolyma River basin, Russia.

Semenova, Olga, Lebedeva, Liudmila and Vinogradov, Yury (2013) Simulation of subsurface heat and water dynamics, and runoff generation in mountainous permafrost conditions, in the Upper Kolyma River basin, Russia. Hydrogeology Journal, 21 (1). pp. 107-119. DOI 10.1007/s10040-012-0936-1.

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Abstract

The Hydrograph model (a distributed process-based model) was applied to the simulation of soil freeze-thaw and runoff processes, to assess the viability of the model approach and the influence of specific environmental factors in a permafrost environment. Three mountainous permafrost watersheds were studied, at the Kolyma Water Balance Station in north-eastern Russia. The watersheds include rocky talus, mountainous tundra and moist larch-forest landscape regimes, and they were modelled at daily time-steps for the period 1971–1984. Simulated results of soil freeze-thaw depth and runoff showed reasonable agreement with observed values. This study reveals and mathematically describes the dependence of surface and subsurface flow on thawing depth and landscape characteristics. Process analysis and modelling in permafrost regions, including ungauged basins, is suggested, with observable properties of landscapes being used as model parameters, combined with an appropriate level of physically based conceptualization.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: Subsurface heat; water dynamics; runoff generation; permafrost; Upper Kolyma River
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: Springer
Projects: Otto Schmidt Laboratory
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2015 14:13
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2020 12:52
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/28733

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