Vegetation pattern as an indicator of saturated areas in a Czech headwater catchment. Issue 20 (9th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kulasova, Alena; Blazkova, Sarka; Beven, Keith; Rezacova, Daniela; Cajthaml, Jiri
• Is Part Of: Hydrological processes. Volume 28:Issue 20(2014:Mar.)
• Page Start: 5297
• Page End: 5308
• Publication Date: 2014-07-09
• Subjects: Hydrology -- Periodicals; Hydrology -- Research -- Periodicals; Hydrologic models -- Periodicals; Hydrological forecasting -- Periodicals; 631.432
• DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10239
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0885-6087

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>To test whether models give a good description of hydrological processes, some spatial mapping of the characteristics of wetness in the catchment is needed. One way is the observation of dynamic saturated areas, which in many small catchments, will be strongly related to the generation of fast run‐off. Areas that are frequently saturated are also often strongly related to vegetation types. In this contribution, we describe mapping based on the vegetation patterns in a small catchment at the foothills of the Jizera Mountains in the Czech Republic. A Monte Carlo method is used to compare the vegetation pattern with saturation mapping using a boot method, mapping based on piezometer levels, and with the pattern of a topographic index. In the Smrzovsky Brook catchment, the vegetation communities are well correlated with the topographic index. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>