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2023-02-28

Estimating surface runoff using the curve number method in an ungauged watershed in Jalisco, Mexico evaluating its morphometric parameters

Estimación del escurrimiento superficial utilizando el método del número de curva en una cuenca no aforada en Jalisco, México, evaluando sus parámetros morfométricos

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https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v26n4.99194

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Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve, Curve number runoff, Geographic Information Systems, Tropical dry forest (en)
Bosque tropical seco; Escurrimiento; Número de curva; Reserva de la Biosfera Chamela-Cuixmala; Sistemas de Información Geográfica (es)

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  • Rafael Hernández-Guzmán CONACYT - Investigador por México. Instituto de Investigaciones sobre los Recursos Naturales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Morelia, Michoacán, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-9015
  • Norma Leticia Onchi-Ramuco Independent consultant. Instituto de Investigaciones sobre los Recursos Naturales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0233-5800

The surface runoff was estimated using the curve number (CN) method for different storm events and it was associated with the morphometric parameters of an ungauged watershed in Jalisco, México. The land use and land cover map from 2019 was derived from the unsupervised classification of a Sentinel-2 image at 10 m resolution. The morphometric analysis revealed that the study area is dominated by areas of gentle slope and moderate to high permeability with dense vegetation and low relief. It is a well-drained watershed with low flood potentiality as well as a groundwater potential zone. About 69% of the study area corresponds to natural cover with tropical dry forest and evergreen forest as the most representative classes. A total of 77 storm events were identified from 2013 to 2019, with runoffs that ranged from 0.05 to 227.2 Mm3. September and October were the months with the most intense rainfall and, therefore, the months with the highest runoff volume. The average runoff was 14.52 Mm3, corresponding to an average runoff coefficient of 12.86%. Together, the methods used here provide useful results for delineating conservation strategies at the watershed level.

El escurrimiento superficial se estimó utilizando el método del número de curva (CN) para diferentes eventos de tormenta y se asoció con los parámetros morfométricos de una cuenca no aforada en Jalisco, México. El mapa de cobertura y uso del suelo para el año 2019 se derivó a partir de la clasificación no supervisada de una imagen Sentinel-2 a una resolución de 10 m. El análisis morfométrico reveló que el área de estudio está dominada por áreas de pendiente suave y de moderada a alta permeabilidad, con vegetación densa y bajo relieve. Es una cuenca bien drenada con bajo potencial de inundación, además de una zona potencial de aguas subterráneas. Alrededor del 69% del área de estudio corresponde a cobertura natural, siendo el bosque tropical seco y el bosque perenne las clases más representativas. La cantidad de tormentas identificadas entre 2013 y 2019 fue de 77, con escurrimientos que oscilaron entre 0.05 y 227.2 Mm3. Las lluvias más intensas ocurrieron entre septiembre y octubre, ubicándose como los meses en los que se produjo el mayor volumen de escurrimiento. El escurrimiento promedio fue de 14.52 Mm3, correspondiente a un coeficiente de escurrimiento promedio de 12.86%. En conjunto, los métodos utilizados aquí brindan resultados útiles para delinear estrategias de conservación a escala de cuenca.

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