IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v12y2020i22p9317-d442588.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Identification of the Relationship between Rainfall and the CN Parameter in Western Carpathian Mountain Catchments in Poland

Author

Listed:
  • Dariusz Młyński

    (Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland)

  • Andrzej Wałęga

    (Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the form of the dependence describing the relationship between rainfall ( P ) and the curve number ( CN ) parameter using the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS- CN ) method in the mountain catchments of the Western Carpathians. The study was carried out in 28 catchments areas in the Western Carpathians in the Upper Vistula Basin, Poland. The study was conducted in the following stages: determination of the volume of the direct runoff using the NRCS- CN method, determination of the P – CN relationship using asymptotic functions, kinetic equation and complementary error function; determination of the volume of the direct runoff from the catchment area, accounting for the correction of the decline; determination of the value of the efficiency coefficient of the analysed models. On the basis of the conducted study, a strong relationship was found between the direct runoff and the rainfall that caused it. The study showed that the empirical values of the CN parameter differed from the values determined on the basis of the volume of rainfall and runoff. The vast majority of study catchments were characterised by a standard P – CN relationship. The kinetic model was found to be the best model to describe the P – CN relationship. The asymptotic model showed the greatest stability for high rainfall episodes. It was shown that the application of the catchment slope correction improved the quality of the NRCS- CN model.

Suggested Citation

  • Dariusz Młyński & Andrzej Wałęga, 2020. "Identification of the Relationship between Rainfall and the CN Parameter in Western Carpathian Mountain Catchments in Poland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-17, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:22:p:9317-:d:442588
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/22/9317/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/22/9317/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. S. Mishra & Anubhav Chaudhary & Raj Shrestha & Ashish Pandey & Mohan Lal, 2014. "Experimental Verification of the Effect of Slope and Land Use on SCS Runoff Curve Number," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 28(11), pages 3407-3416, September.
    2. Jung, Jae-Woon & Yoon, Kwang-Sik & Choi, Dong-Ho & Lim, Sang-Sun & Choi, Woo-Jung & Choi, Soo-Myung & Lim, Byung-Jin, 2012. "Water management practices and SCS curve numbers of paddy fields equipped with surface drainage pipes," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 78-83.
    3. P. Singh & S. Mishra & R. Berndtsson & M. Jain & R. Pandey, 2015. "Development of a Modified SMA Based MSCS-CN Model for Runoff Estimation," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 29(11), pages 4111-4127, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Sumar Farooq & Khalid Mahmood & Fiza Faizi, 2022. "Comparative Simulation of GIS-Based Rainwater Management Solutions," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 36(9), pages 3049-3065, July.
    2. Wenhai Shi & Mingbin Huang & Kate Gongadze & Lianhai Wu, 2017. "A Modified SCS-CN Method Incorporating Storm Duration and Antecedent Soil Moisture Estimation for Runoff Prediction," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 31(5), pages 1713-1727, March.
    3. Kaiwen Chen & Shuang’en Yu & Tao Ma & Jihui Ding & Pingru He & Yao Li & Yan Dai & Guangquan Zeng, 2022. "Modeling the Water and Nitrogen Management Practices in Paddy Fields with HYDRUS-1D," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-18, June.
    4. Muhammad Ajmal & Jae-Hyun Ahn & Tae-Woong Kim, 2016. "Excess Stormwater Quantification in Ungauged Watersheds Using an Event-Based Modified NRCS Model," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 30(4), pages 1433-1448, March.
    5. Khurshid Jahan & Soni M. Pradhanang & Md Abul Ehsan Bhuiyan, 2021. "Surface Runoff Responses to Suburban Growth: An Integration of Remote Sensing, GIS, and Curve Number," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-18, April.
    6. Liu, Lianhua & Ouyang, Wei & Wang, Yidi & Lian, Zhongmin & Pan, Junting & Liu, Hongbin & Chen, Jingrui & Niu, Shiwei, 2023. "Paddy water managements for diffuse nitrogen and phosphorus pollution control in China: A comprehensive review and emerging prospects," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 277(C).
    7. Sushindra Kumar Gupta & Jaivir Tyagi & Gunwant Sharma & A. S. Jethoo & P. K. Singh, 2019. "An Event-Based Sediment Yield and Runoff Modeling Using Soil Moisture Balance/Budgeting (SMB) Method," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 33(11), pages 3721-3741, September.
    8. Xinyi Zhang & Qiande Zhu & Jing Sang & Xiaowen Ding, 2022. "Effects of rainfall and the slope gradient on the soil and water loss in a purple soil area," Soil and Water Research, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 17(4), pages 232-242.
    9. George Mitri & Georgy Nasrallah & Manal Nader, 2021. "Spatial distribution and landscape impact analysis of quarries and waste dumpsites," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(8), pages 12302-12325, August.
    10. Muhammad Ajmal & Jae-Hyun Ahn & Tae-Woong Kim, 2016. "Excess Stormwater Quantification in Ungauged Watersheds Using an Event-Based Modified NRCS Model," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 30(4), pages 1433-1448, March.
    11. Akinchan Singhai & Sandipan Das & Ajaykumar K. Kadam & J. P. Shukla & D. S. Bundela & Mahesh Kalashetty, 2019. "GIS-based multi-criteria approach for identification of rainwater harvesting zones in upper Betwa sub-basin of Madhya Pradesh, India," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 777-797, April.
    12. Ravindra Kumar Verma & Sangeeta Verma & Surendra Kumar Mishra & Ashish Pandey, 2021. "SCS-CN-Based Improved Models for Direct Surface Runoff Estimation from Large Rainfall Events," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 35(7), pages 2149-2175, May.
    13. E. M Andrade & J. R Araújo Neto & M. J. S Guerreiro & J. C. N Santos & H. A. Q Palácio, 2017. "Land Use Effect on the CN Model Parameters in a Tropical Dry Environment," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 31(13), pages 4103-4116, October.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:22:p:9317-:d:442588. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.