Determining a composite value for the saturated hydraulic conductivity in a recharge area of the Guarani Aquifer System, using pedotransfer functions
RBRH(2021)
Abstract
The saturated hydraulic conductivity (K-s) is an essential property for modeling water and contaminants movement into aquifers. However, K-s is extremely variable, even when considering nearby locations, which poses a challenge for modeling at catchment scales. Field measurements of K-s are most of the time expensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive. This study aimed to obtain, for modeling purposes, and using pedotransfer functions (PTFs), a composite value of K-s at a catchment scale, in a recharge area of the Guarani Aquifer System. Soil samples were taken across the study area, and the K-s for each sampling point were determined by several PTF methods. At the same locations, K-s field measurements were taken using a Guelph permeameter. Average values of K-s for all the sampling points calculated by PTFs were similar to the average value obtained by field measurements. The use of PTFs proved to be a faster and simpler method to efficiently determine the K-s value for the watershed and to capture the stochastic variation in terms of soil pore combination at the watershed scale.
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Key words
Guarani Aquifer System, Hydraulic conductivity, Pedotransfer function, Recharge area
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