Long-term hydrological monitoring in arid-semiarid Almería, SE Spain. What have we learned?

Authors

  • E. Rodríguez-Caballero Departamento de Agronomía Universidad de Almería
  • R. Lázaro Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
  • Y. Cantón Universidad de Almería
  • J. Puigdefabregas Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
  • A. Solé-Benet Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7132-8036

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.3462

Keywords:

data series, micro-catchment hydrology, rainfall simulation, runoff, sediment yield

Abstract

A combination of high temporal variability and spatial heterogeneity of rainfall, soil surfaces, and plant cover is the cause of the complex hydrological response in arid/semiarid regions. Under these premises, long-term monitoring is necessary to capture drivers controlling the response of these areas and to be able to model and predict their reaction. A succinct, up-to-date review of the databases and results produced by two representative micro-catchments in the most arid extreme of Europe, Almería (SE Spain), is presented with the aim to show how the different precipitation patterns, during a 20-year period, influence the hydrological behavior on different lithologies and soil surfaces. The problems encountered about the functioning of these experimental stations, including the generation and maintenance of long-term databases, is also reviewed.

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Rodríguez-Caballero E, Lázaro R, Cantón Y, Puigdefabregas J, Solé-Benet A. Long-term hydrological monitoring in arid-semiarid Almería, SE Spain. What have we learned?. CIG [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 29 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];44(2):581-600. Available from: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cig/article/view/3462

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