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Stochastic Prediction of Sediment Yields from Strip Mine Spoils of the Arid Southwest

dc.contributor.authorAuernhamer, Mark E.
dc.contributor.authorFogel, Martin M.
dc.contributor.authorHekman, Louis H., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorThames, John L.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-04T21:33:24Z
dc.date.available2013-09-04T21:33:24Z
dc.date.issued1977-04-16
dc.identifier.issn0272-6106
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/300986
dc.descriptionFrom the Proceedings of the 1977 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 15-16, 1977, Las Vegas, Nevadaen_US
dc.description.abstractMathematical simulation of the erosion process is accomplished by using a time series of hydrologic parameters as inputs into a modified form of the Universal Soil Loss Equation. A parameter to account for antecedent moisture conditions was found to improve the predictive success of the Universal Soil Loss Equation. The simulation predicts sediment yield resulting from a stochastic sequence of precipitation events on an experimental watershed. This sediment model will be used as a component in a larger, more complex hydrologic simulation model which can be used to determine optimum reclamation practices for the strip mined areas of the arid Southwest. Data from regraded strip mine spoils at the Black Mesa of Arizona are used in calibrating the model.
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dc.publisherArizona-Nevada Academy of Scienceen_US
dc.rightsCopyright ©, where appropriate, is held by the author.en_US
dc.subjectHydrology -- Arizona.en_US
dc.subjectWater resources development -- Arizona.en_US
dc.subjectHydrology -- Southwestern states.en_US
dc.subjectWater resources development -- Southwestern states.en_US
dc.subjectSediment yielden_US
dc.subjectErosion ratesen_US
dc.subjectHydrologic dataen_US
dc.subjectMathematical modelsen_US
dc.subjectLand reclamationen_US
dc.subjectErosionen_US
dc.subjectPrecipitation (Atmospheric)en_US
dc.subjectErosion controlen_US
dc.subjectArizonaen_US
dc.subjectWatershed managementen_US
dc.subjectStochastic processesen_US
dc.subjectCoal mine wastesen_US
dc.subjectSpoil banksen_US
dc.titleStochastic Prediction of Sediment Yields from Strip Mine Spoils of the Arid Southwesten_US
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dc.typeProceedingsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucsonen_US
dc.identifier.journalHydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwesten_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis article is part of the Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest collections. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science and the University of Arizona Libraries. For more information about items in this collection, contact anashydrology@gmail.com.en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-05-17T19:53:49Z
html.description.abstractMathematical simulation of the erosion process is accomplished by using a time series of hydrologic parameters as inputs into a modified form of the Universal Soil Loss Equation. A parameter to account for antecedent moisture conditions was found to improve the predictive success of the Universal Soil Loss Equation. The simulation predicts sediment yield resulting from a stochastic sequence of precipitation events on an experimental watershed. This sediment model will be used as a component in a larger, more complex hydrologic simulation model which can be used to determine optimum reclamation practices for the strip mined areas of the arid Southwest. Data from regraded strip mine spoils at the Black Mesa of Arizona are used in calibrating the model.


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