This study describes and interprets the evolution of grain-size distribution of sediment yields generated in an experimental soil flume subjected to downstream and upstream moving rain storms. Results of laboratory experiments show that downstream moving storms cause more soil loss than do upstream moving storms. The pattern of sediment grain-size evolution in time during a runoff event exhibit...

in the last decade, the water level of urmia lake has experienced a dramatically drop. although the causes of this lose have been investigated, the significance of groundwater supplies had not been concerned so much. in the present research, groundwater resources around the lake were explored as its water supplier. the number of wells and groundwater withdrawal has been increased because of cul...

in this research, the groundwater quality of abhar plain was studied for drinking, domestic and irrigation uses. to assess the evaluation of hydrochemistry and quality, 26 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for the physicochemical factors such as ph, electric conductivity (ec), total dissolved solids (tds), total hardness (th), na+, k+, ca2+,mg2+, cl-, so42-, hco3-, co32- during oc...

Determination of groundwater recharge is a major challenge in areas where rainfall generally abundant. Variability and uncertainty are inherent the estimation recharge, several methods therefore recommended for its at regional level. In this study, we evaluated estimating recharge: web GIS-based automated hydrological analysis tool (WHAT), water table fluctuation (WTF), hydrograph analyses, rec...

This paper describes the development of a comprehensive subcatchment parameterization method for medium and large-scale watershed modelling based upon the fully distributed WetSpa model. A simplified approach is used in order to take advantage of the existing spatial analysis function within ArcView GIS and its Spatial Analyst and hydrological modelling extensions. The model combines elevation,...

douala metropolitan city loated in the littoral province of cameroon,has experienced a rapid urbaniation and industralisation. the city depends heavily on groundwater as a resource. due to ubiquitous sources of pollution, groundwater quality and contamination has become an imprtant issue for this urban groundwater supply. this study uses the major ion chemistry of groundwater together with t...