Transient storage in Huey Creek, January 1992 - Field and Modeling data

Summary

Abstract: 

Abstract takes an excerpt from Runkel, R.L., McKnight, D.M. and Andrews, E.D., 1998, Analysis of transient storage subject to unsteady flow: Diel
flow variation in an Antarctic stream.
 
This dataset describes a modeling framework for the analysis of transient storage in stream systems with unsteady flows. The framework couples a kinematic wave routing model with a solute transport model that includes transient storage. The routing model provides time-varying flows and cross-sectional areas that are used as input to the solute transport model. The modeling framework was used to quantify stream/substream interaction in Huey Creek, an Antarctic stream fed exclusively by glacial meltwater.
 
These studies are based on tracer-dilution data obtained during periods of steady flow, data combines model and experiments
 
 

This aerial photo (Gooseff, Nov 2010) of Huey Creek was taken before the seasonal flow started shows the complexities of the streambed and branching.

Date Range: 

Thursday, January 2, 1992 to Friday, January 31, 1992

Details about the data container for the Huey Creek tracer data gathered in the field.

Download Data : huey_lithium.csv. (1.98 KB)

Details about the simulated output data container.

Download Data : huey_sim_lithiumsolute_out.csv. (91.86 KB)

The Huey Creek OTIS simulation used the following data as inputs for the modeling.  The formatting is such that OTIS recognizes it. Comments in the input parameters are preceeded by #.

Download Data : huey-otis-input-datafiles.zip. (43.84 KB)

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/5bde4531df8ef32f3f14ca4cd3bc1b87

Dataset ID: 

8001
Data Citation
Runkel, R., Mcknight, D.M. 2014. Transient storage in Huey Creek, January 1992 - Field and Modeling data. Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/5bde4531df8ef32f3f14ca4cd3bc1b87. Dataset accessed 20 September 2024.
People

Principal Investigator(s): 

Robert Runkel
Diane M. McKnight

Associated Personnel: 

Data Manager
Inigo San Gil

Contact: 

McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Related

Related publications: 

Analysis of transient storage subject to unsteady flow: diel flow variation in an Antarctic stream
Methodology

Methods: 

Field Experiment and Data Collection

A continuous tracer injection was initiated on January 7, 1992. Water samples were collected at 8 locations downstream (0, 9, 213, 457, 610, 762, 945, and 1052 m downstream of the injection).

Field Sample Analysis

Samples were filtered and analyzed for lithium (flame AA spectroscopy) and bromide (ion exchange chromatography).

Model approach

Inversse modeling to fit advection-dispersion-storage model to observed tracer breakthrough curves.  Estimated parameters represent average values for each model reach.

Modeling code used

Study consisted of both flow and transport modeling. A kinematic wave model based on DR3M was used to develop a time-series of flow and cross-sectional area. These time series were used as input to the OTIS solute transport model (software).  

The routing model is not publicly available (although the DR3M is at http://water.usgs.gov/software/DR3M/).  

OTIS available at: http://water.usgs.gov/software/OTIS

OTIS Model input files: We provide copies of the OTIS input parameter in files in a zipped archive.

Routing input files are not available.

Software : DR3M dr3m - Distributed Routing Rainfall-Runoff Model--version II

Published in 1982

Authors:  W. M. Alley, P. E. Smith, D. R. Dawdy

Description: DR3M is a watershed model for routing storm runoff through a Branched system of pipes and (or) natural channels using rainfall as input. DR3M provides detailed simulation of storm-runoff period selected by the user. There is daily soil-moisture accounting between storms. A drainage basin is represented as a set of overland-flow, channel, and reservoir segments, which jointly describe the drainage features of the basin. This model is usually used to simulate small urban basins. Interflow and base flow are not simulated. Snow accumulation and snowmelt are not simulated.

How to install: http://water.usgs.gov/software/DR3M/code/UNIX/README

Citation: Alley, W.M., and Smith, P.E., 1982, Distributed routing rainfall-runoff model--version II: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-344, 201 p.

Methodology:  The rainfall-excess components include soil-moisture accounting,  pervious-area rainfall excess, impervious-area rainfall excess, and parameter optimization.  The Green-Ampt equation is used in the calculations of infiltration and pervious area rainfall excess.  A Rosenbrock optimization procedure may be used to aid in calibrating several of the infiltration and soil-moisture accounting parameters. Kinematic wave theory is used for both overland-flow and channel routing.  There are three solution techniques available:  method of characteristics, implicit finite difference method, and explicit finite difference method.  Two soil types may be defined.  Overland
flow may be defined as turbulent or laminar.  Detention reservoirs may be simulated as linear storage or using a modified-Puls method. Channel segments may be defined as gutter, pipe, triangular cross section, or by explicitly specifying the kinematic channel parameters alpha and m.

Version history:        1991 - DR3M-version II, added option to output simulated time-series data to Watershed Data Management (WDM) file.  Output file modified to reduce width from 132 characters to 80 characters or less.

1984 - DR3M-version II, WDM file replaces "card" input of time-series data.
 
1982 - DR3M-version II, added two solution techniques for kinematic wave routing.  Improved general output.
 
1978 - Original DR3M version, incorporated the routing component from a version of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology catchment model into the lumped parameter rainfall-runoff model.
 
1972 - A lumped parameter rainfall-runoff model for small rural watersheds

Data Requirements:

Daily precipitation, daily evapotranspiration, and short-interval precipitation are required.  Short-interval discharge is required for the optimization option and to calibrate the model.  These time series are read from a WDM file.  Roughness and hydraulics parameters and sub-catchment areas are required to define the basin.

 Six parameters are required to calculate infiltration and soil- moisture accounting.  Up to three rainfall stations may be used.
Two soil types may be defined.  A total of 99 flow planes, channels, pipes, reservoirs, and junctions may be used to define the basin.
 
Ouput Requirements:
 
 The computed outflow from any flow plane, pipe, or channel segment for each storm period may be written to the output file or to the WDM file.  A summary of the measured and simulated rainfall, runoff,  and peak flows is written to the output file.  A flat file containing the storm rainfall, measured flow (if available), and  simulated flow at user selected sites can be generated.  A flat file for each storm containing the total rainfall, the measured peak flow (if available), and the simulated peak flow for user-selected sites can be generated.
 
System Requiremets:
 DR3M is written in Fortran 77 with the following extension: use of include files. The UTIL, ADWDM, and WDM libraries from LIB are used.
 A subset of these libraries is provided with the code and may be  used instead of the libraries, this subset uses INTEGER*4 and mixed type equivalence. For more information, see System Requirements in  LIB.

Maintenance: 

Jan, 2014 - Mike Goooseff and Rob Runkel provided Inigo San Gil metadata and CSV files to produce this metadata accompanying Oracle data tables from metadata info

Additional information: 

Notes about the modeling software 

The flow routing i/o files do not seem to be readily available (the code Rob Runkel used to flow routing is not public, so the input files would be of little use)

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