Optimization of parameters of hydrograph dissection methods to increase their effectiveness on the example of the Belaya river basin
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- Ilmir A. Khasanov Ufa University of Science and Technology
- Alexey N. Elizaryev Ufa University of Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-8121
- Denis A. Tarakanov Ufa University of Science and Technology
- Dmitry A. Tarakanov Ufa University of Science and Technology
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Dam construction and other human activities have changed the flow patterns of many rivers. The study focuses on the river network of the Belaya River basin in the Southern Urals, Russia, utilizing extensive multi-year observations of daily water discharge at 10 hydrological stations. Seven baseflow separation methods, including fixed interval, sliding interval, local minimum, Eckhardt, Chapman, Chapman and Maxwell, and Lyne and Hollick methods, were employed. To delineate baseflow, the recession coefficient α was determined using four approaches: 1) analysis of the recession curve obtained by averaging annual values; 2) construction of a point diagram of water discharge; 3) statistical analysis of water discharge; and 4) averaging all values of the recession coefficient α. The effectiveness of these methods was evaluated using the Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) and Kling-Gupta Efficiency (KGE) metrics. The evaluation of the effectiveness of foreign baseflow separation methods was conducted using the Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency coefficient. Additionally, the Kling-Gupta Efficiency criterion, commonly used among researchers, was applied. The assessment revealed that the Eckhardt method proves most effective when applying parameters α and BFImax (at BFImax equal to 0.8). However, the Eckhardt method with BFImax equal to 0.2 shows the lowest Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency coefficient and Kling-Gupta Efficiency criterion values, indicating its impracticality in watersheds with rocky substrates. Conversely, the sliding interval method is most effective with a parameter N requiring a one-day reduction. Consequently, the Eckhardt and sliding interval methods are recommended for the entire river network of the Belaya River basin. Despite this, it is noteworthy that the fixed interval and Lyne and Hollick methods also demonstrated high Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency coefficient and Kling-Gupta Efficiency criterion values, offering valuable options for consideration in water resource management.
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Second Year Postgraduate Student, Department of Production Safety and Industrial Ecology, Ufa University of Science and Technology SPIN: 8955-7568, Orcid: 0000-0002-7840-7666 Head of the Department of Production Safety and Industrial Ecology, Ufa University of Science and Technology SPIN: 1954-5035, Orcid: 0000-0002-5612-8121 Third Year Postgraduate Student, Department of Production Safety and Industrial Ecology SPIN: 3119-7440, Orcid: 0000-0003-0253-8624 Third Year Postgraduate Student, Department of Production Safety and Industrial Ecology SPIN: 9578-5076, Orcid: 0000-0001-5894-0941
Ilmir A. Khasanov
Alexey N. Elizaryev
Researcher at the Water Problem Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Denis A. Tarakanov
Dmitry A. Tarakanov
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