converting rangelands to arable land such as dry farming is widely practiced in many places in iran. this activity could possibly contribute to the increase in downstream sedimentation. the effects of this activity on downstream watersheds are not well documented for many strategic areas in the country. one such area which is proposed for this study is the kardeh drainage basin, located in the ...

Converting rangelands to arable land such as dry farming is widely practiced in many places in Iran. This activity could possibly contribute to the increase in downstream sedimentation. The effects of this activity on downstream watersheds are not well documented for many strategic areas in the country. One such area which is proposed for this study is the Kardeh drainage basin, located in the ...

Basin morphometry is a means of numerically analysing or mathematically quantifying different aspects of a drainage basin. In the present study, morphometric analysis of the Baitarani basin has been carried out using earth observation data and geographical information system (GIS) techniques. The morphometric parameters considered for analyses include the linear, areal and relief aspects of the...

Shape indices have been in use for several decades to describe the characteristics and hydrological properties of drainage basins. Due to the fractal behaviour of the basin boundary, perimeter-based shape indices depend on the scale at which they are determined. Therefore, these indices cannot objectively compare drainage basins across a range of scales and basin sizes. This paper presents an o...

introduction: snowmelt runoff plays an important role in providing water and agricultural resources, especially in mountainous areas. there are different methods to simulate the process of snowmelt. inter alia, degree-day model, based on temperature-index is more cited. snowmelt runoff model is a conceptual hydrological model to simulate and predict the daily flow of rivers in the mountainous b...

in this study, the quaternary deformation and tectonic activity of saeedabad-chai drainage basin, are assessed using geomorphic approach. this drainage basin is located in northern slope of sahand mountain. north tabriz fault (ntf), is passing from the saeedabad-chai basin. variation in the morphology of mountain front provied the basis for geomorphic assessment of tectonic activity. therefore,...

Geographical information system (GIS) has emerged as an efficient tool in delineation of drainage pattern and ground water potential and its planning. GIS and image processing techniques can be employed for the identification of morphological features and analyzing properties of basin. The morphometric parameters of basin can address linear, areal and relief aspects. The present study deals mai...

An automated process for the delineation of drainage basins, using as input only the vector based drainage network, is described which provides an alternative to DEM based methods. The procedure involves an approximation of the line Voronoi diagram for the network using a constrained Delaunay triangulation of the network's Planar Straight Line Graph. The constrained triangulation, which include...

designing effective strategies for sediment management and control is closely related to identification of sediment sources in a drainage basin. one of the methods for investigating sediment sources is using magnetic tracers for erosion and sediment yield studies. sediment source identification using magnetic characteristics is a simple, inexpensive, quick and non-destructive method having appl...