Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume

ABSTRACT Spatial data became increasingly utilized in many scientific fields due to the accessibility of monitoring data from different sources. In the case of hydrological mapping, measurements of external environmental conditions, such as soil, climate, vegetation, are often available in addition...

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Main Authors: Lucas Vituri Santarosa, Rodrigo Lilla Manzione
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos 2018-06-01
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description ABSTRACT Spatial data became increasingly utilized in many scientific fields due to the accessibility of monitoring data from different sources. In the case of hydrological mapping, measurements of external environmental conditions, such as soil, climate, vegetation, are often available in addition to the measurements of water characteristics. An integrated modelling approach capable to incorporate multiple input data sets that may have heterogeneous geometries and other error characteristics can be achieved using geostatistical techniques. In this study, different physical hydric properties of soils extensively sampled and topography were used as auxiliary information for making optimal, point-level inferences of water table depths in forest areas. We used data from 48 wells in the Bauru Aquifer System in the Santa Bárbara Ecological Station (EEcSB), in the municipality of Aguas de Santa Bárbara in São Paulo State, Brazil. Using the resistance of soil to penetration and topography as auxiliary variables helped reduce prediction errors. With the generated maps, it was possible to estimate the volumes of water recovered from the water table in two periods during the monitoring period. These values showed that 30% of the recovered volume would be sufficient for a three-month supply of water for a population of 30,000 inhabitants. Therefore, this raises the possibility of using areas such as the EEcSB as strategic supplies in artificial recharging management.
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spelling doaj.art-5ce29ffb43da46fbb46fda16d68a92762022-12-21T17:21:57ZengAssociação Brasileira de Recursos HídricosRevista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos2318-03312018-06-012310.1590/2318-0331.231820170115Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volumeLucas Vituri SantarosaRodrigo Lilla ManzioneABSTRACT Spatial data became increasingly utilized in many scientific fields due to the accessibility of monitoring data from different sources. In the case of hydrological mapping, measurements of external environmental conditions, such as soil, climate, vegetation, are often available in addition to the measurements of water characteristics. An integrated modelling approach capable to incorporate multiple input data sets that may have heterogeneous geometries and other error characteristics can be achieved using geostatistical techniques. In this study, different physical hydric properties of soils extensively sampled and topography were used as auxiliary information for making optimal, point-level inferences of water table depths in forest areas. We used data from 48 wells in the Bauru Aquifer System in the Santa Bárbara Ecological Station (EEcSB), in the municipality of Aguas de Santa Bárbara in São Paulo State, Brazil. Using the resistance of soil to penetration and topography as auxiliary variables helped reduce prediction errors. With the generated maps, it was possible to estimate the volumes of water recovered from the water table in two periods during the monitoring period. These values showed that 30% of the recovered volume would be sufficient for a three-month supply of water for a population of 30,000 inhabitants. Therefore, this raises the possibility of using areas such as the EEcSB as strategic supplies in artificial recharging management.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2318-03312018000100222&tlng=enData fusionGroundwater managementGeostatisticsBauru Aquifer SystemGroundwater recharge
spellingShingle Lucas Vituri Santarosa
Rodrigo Lilla Manzione
Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume
Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos
Data fusion
Groundwater management
Geostatistics
Bauru Aquifer System
Groundwater recharge
title Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume
title_full Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume
title_fullStr Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume
title_full_unstemmed Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume
title_short Soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume
title_sort soil variables as auxiliary information in spatial prediction of shallow water table levels for estimating recovered water volume
topic Data fusion
Groundwater management
Geostatistics
Bauru Aquifer System
Groundwater recharge
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