A framework for a new GIS-based, distributed-parameter model for simulating runoff and erosion in fire-impacted mountain watersheds

Mohammad Sayeeduzzaman; Frank H Weirich

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A framework for a new GIS-based, distributed-parameter model for simulating runoff and erosion in fire-impacted mountain watersheds

Mohammad Sayeeduzzaman and Frank H Weirich

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Vol.28(7), p.464

Geological Society of America, 28th annual meeting

1996

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Abstract

While several studies have looked into the effects of fire on runoff and sediment yield processes, efforts to specifically model fire-impacted, high-energy mountain watersheds have been limited to date. ANSWERS (Areal Nonpoint Source Watershed Environment Response Simulation) is a physically-based, distributed-parameter watershed model which was originally designed for simulating runoff and erosion in Midwestern agricultural watersheds. The model has subsequently been applied to several other types of watersheds. The applicability of ANSWERS has also been expanded through software development. Researchers at Purdue University interfaced ANSWERS to GRASS, a public domain Geographical Information System. The present paper identifies some components of ANSWERS in GRASS that can be further refined for possible adaptation of the components of the model for simulating fire-effects on mountain watersheds, and presents a framework for a new GIS-based model for estimation and prediction of runoff and sediment yield in post-fire, high-energy mountain environments.

Agriculture

Data Processing

Geographic Information Systems

Hydrogeology

Hydrology

United States

Watersheds

ANSWERS model

computer programs

erosion

fires

GRASS

high-energy environment

information systems

Midwest

models

runoff

sediment yield

simulation

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Title: Subtitle: A framework for a new GIS-based, distributed-parameter model for simulating runoff and erosion in fire-impacted mountain watersheds
Creators: Mohammad Sayeeduzzaman - University of Iowa, Department of Geology Iowa City, IA USA United States
Frank H Weirich
Resource Type: Abstract
Publication Details: Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Vol.28(7), p.464
Conference: Geological Society of America, 28th annual meeting
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA)
ISSN: 0016-7592
Alternative title: Geological Society of America, 28th annual meeting
Language: English
Date published: 1996
Academic Unit: Civil and Environmental Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984240801002771

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