Base-Flow Separation in the Source Region of the Yellow River
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 13, Issue 7
Abstract
Base-flow separation has long been an important research topic in hydrology. In the Yellow River Basin in China, base flow is of special concern in the headwater catchments because of its importance for integrated water resources management in the basin as a whole. To quantify base flow in the headwater catchments of the Yellow River Basin for 1956–2000, the two-parameter Kalinin method has been proposed with improved implementation procedures and parametrization techniques. Results show that base flow contributes a larger proportion to streamflow in the headwater catchments than that of surface flow, but with a rather low variation. The results are consistent with that of the other two digital filter methods. Sensitivity analysis of parameter performance in the Kalinin method shows, in detail, that the hydrograph of separated base flow is sensitive to a recession constant, and the other parameter is highly related to the base-flow index and the ratio of base flow against surface flow .
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Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the National Key Fundamental Research Program (G1999043601) and a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. CUHK4247/03H). The writers are very grateful for the comments and constructive suggestions of the two anonymous reviewers.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 13 • Issue 7 • July 2008
Pages: 541 - 548
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Received: Apr 12, 2006
Accepted: Sep 10, 2007
Published online: Jul 1, 2008
Published in print: Jul 2008
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