Effective infiltration (EI) is the amount of precipitation infiltrating into the soil and recharging the aquifers. EI is estimated using direct or indirect methods or using water balance models. Direct and indirect methods lead to biased EI estimates, since based on simplified schemas of groundwater bodies and of their recharge mechanisms. Water balance models include different processes and variables, but they are seldom applied due to the limited availability of the input data, particularly at regional scales. We propose a method for EI estimation over large areas based on a monthly water balance model exploiting open source software and free/open data. The model integrates procedures to estimate EI and other water balance components, accounting for the uncertainty of input data. The model is calibrated in the Central Apennines (Italy), where EI reference values are available from the literature, and later applied in the Alps, where regional EI estimates are missing. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Estimation of regional scale effective infiltration using an open source hydrogeological balance model and free/open data

Rossi Mauro;Donnini Marco
2018

Abstract

Effective infiltration (EI) is the amount of precipitation infiltrating into the soil and recharging the aquifers. EI is estimated using direct or indirect methods or using water balance models. Direct and indirect methods lead to biased EI estimates, since based on simplified schemas of groundwater bodies and of their recharge mechanisms. Water balance models include different processes and variables, but they are seldom applied due to the limited availability of the input data, particularly at regional scales. We propose a method for EI estimation over large areas based on a monthly water balance model exploiting open source software and free/open data. The model integrates procedures to estimate EI and other water balance components, accounting for the uncertainty of input data. The model is calibrated in the Central Apennines (Italy), where EI reference values are available from the literature, and later applied in the Alps, where regional EI estimates are missing. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
2018
Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica - IRPI
Effective infiltration
Hydrogeological balance
Free/open data
Open software
Alps
Central apennines
HYDRO-BM
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