Hydrological modelling of a drained grazing marsh under agricultural land use and the simulation of restoration management scenarios

D. H.A. Al-Khudhairy, J. R. Thompson, H. Gavin, N. A.S. Hamm

Research output: Journal PublicationArticlepeer-review

32 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The capability of the spatially-distributed, physically-based, rainfall-runoff modelling system, MIKE SHE, to simulate the hydrological behaviour of the natural and drained parts of the North Kent Grazing Marshes, UK, is investigated. The MIKE SHE code is applied to Bells Creek, a small, underdrained, agricultural catchment located within the marshes. The model is used to both provide insights into the essential parameters that control the hydrological processes in the catchment, and predict the influence of various, hypothetical, water management strategies (land use and drainage) on pumped discharge and soil moisture storage in the catchment. The water table model predictions arising from these hypothetical scenarios are also compared against field data obtained from on-going hydrological research on the neighbouring, natural, Elmley Marshes. The comparison is found to be favourable. The results of this study indicate the potential of the MIKE SHE system to simulate the hydrological regime of these wetlands, and hence to play an important role as a tool that can assist environmental and conservation agencies in the sound management of wetland resources.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)943-971
Number of pages29
JournalHydrological Sciences Journal
Volume44
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1999
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Water Science and Technology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Hydrological modelling of a drained grazing marsh under agricultural land use and the simulation of restoration management scenarios'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this