Open AccessRespuesta hidrológica en los medios semiáridos : las cuencas experimentales en la Sierra de Picarcho, Murcia
Author(s) -
V. Castillo,
Antonio Gómez Plaza,
María Martínez-Mena,
J. Albaladejo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cuadernos de investigación geográfica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1697-9540
pISSN - 0211-6820
DOI - 10.18172/cig.1064
Subject(s) - surface runoff , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , drainage basin , geography , geology , cartography , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
The hydrology of semiarid areas is characterized by irregular and sporadic events and a tremendous spatio-temporal variability of control factors. In 1997, experimental watersheds were installed in Sierra del Picarcho (Cieza, Murcia) to identify the factors controlling runoff generation at different study scales, to study the spatial and temporal variability of control factors, and to model the hydrological response. The runoff data measured in experimental plots and catchments for three years are showed.At catchment scale, temporal evolution of soil moisture content was studied and the jactors that controlled identified.