Analysis of precipitation and runoff conditions in agricultural runoff monitoring sites

Siksnane, I., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava; Lagzdins, A., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava

Analysis of precipitation and runoff conditions in agricultural runoff monitoring sites

2018

Siksnane, I., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Lagzdins, A., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)

In order to assess the nature of climate change, it is important to analyse the indicators of climate variability in different scales: spatial and temporal. The analysis at different scales can lead to understanding of the nature of variations. Climate change studies are essential for comprehending the nature of global processes, to refine global climate patterns and also develop further research for natural processes (Meinke, Stone, 2005; Hulme et al., 1999). Processes in nature are united, continuous and in constant interaction. Variance of interaction types are immeasurable, types can be connected with different scales and science fields, for example, biological, ecological, physical etc. If interaction is taking place between the land and atmosphere, it is defined as hydrological interaction. As water is significantly important for many purposes on the Earth, it is relevant to analyse precipitation and water runoff on a local scale. In the territory of Latvia, the amount of precipitation exceeds the level of evapotranspiration. Long-term monitoring data show that precipitation leads to average runoff of 250 mm per year (Ziverts, 2004). The monitoring data collected at three research sites located in Latvia was used for this research including Berze (Lielupe river basin, meteorological station in Dobele), Mellupite (Venta river basin, meteorological station in Saldus monitoring) and Vienziemite (Gauja river basin, meteorological station in Zoseni). The results from this study show that there is a pronounced interaction between runoff and precipitation with an average of 53 to 82%.

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AGROVOC Keywords

bassin versant drainage souterrain escorrentia farmland latvia letonia lettonie precipitation recherche regression analysis research ruissellement runoff statistical methods subsurface drainage terre agricole watersheds

Bibliographic information

Published in

Rural Sustainability Research (Electronic resource) (Latvia) | Scientific journal of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Volume 39 Issue 334 ISSN 2256-0939

Pagination

p. 26–31

Other Subjects

Drenaje subterraneo; Analyse de regression; Cuencas hidrograficas; Methode statistique; Tierras agricolas; Investigacion; Precipitacion atmosferica; Analisis de la regresion; Metodos estadisticos

Language

English

Note

Summary (En)

1 table, 5 fig., 15 ref.

Continues edition: Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, ISSN 2255-8535 (Online), ISSN 1407-4427 (Print)

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Web Site; As

In AGRIS since: 2018-10-15

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