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Influence of rainfall recharge on suspended sediment yields in the Piracicaba drainage basin in southeastern Brazil
A study on fine-suspended sediment (FSS) yield dynamics was performed in the Piracicaba River drainage basin in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, during an entire hydrological year, and a set of nine flood hydrographs that encompass wet and dry seasons were analysed. The average-specific sediment transport was 88 t km−2 y−1. Hydrograph analysis verified that the lowest sediment yield, totalling 313 t, was related to the driest season of the hydrological year; whereas, the highest yield, amounting to 196,000 t, was related to the season of heaviest rainfall. Both unit hydrographs lasted 10 consecutive days, yet they were obtained under adverse hydrological conditions, with accumulated precipitation in the dry and wet seasons of 14 and 319 mm, respectively, which likely gave rise to different soil saturation levels and changes in surface runoff. This increase in FSS yield, which is greater than 600-fold, is possibly related not only to the different hydrological conditions, but also to the use and occupation of the soil in this agricultural region, where over 70% of the surface area is dedicated to growing pastures and sugar cane.
Influence of rainfall recharge on suspended sediment yields in the Piracicaba drainage basin in southeastern Brazil
A study on fine-suspended sediment (FSS) yield dynamics was performed in the Piracicaba River drainage basin in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, during an entire hydrological year, and a set of nine flood hydrographs that encompass wet and dry seasons were analysed. The average-specific sediment transport was 88 t km−2 y−1. Hydrograph analysis verified that the lowest sediment yield, totalling 313 t, was related to the driest season of the hydrological year; whereas, the highest yield, amounting to 196,000 t, was related to the season of heaviest rainfall. Both unit hydrographs lasted 10 consecutive days, yet they were obtained under adverse hydrological conditions, with accumulated precipitation in the dry and wet seasons of 14 and 319 mm, respectively, which likely gave rise to different soil saturation levels and changes in surface runoff. This increase in FSS yield, which is greater than 600-fold, is possibly related not only to the different hydrological conditions, but also to the use and occupation of the soil in this agricultural region, where over 70% of the surface area is dedicated to growing pastures and sugar cane.
Influence of rainfall recharge on suspended sediment yields in the Piracicaba drainage basin in southeastern Brazil
Vendramini, Diego (author) / de Oliveira, Helder (author) / Mortatti, Jefferson (author)
International Journal of River Basin Management ; 16 ; 469-476
2018-10-02
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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