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Jing Li, Zhan-bin Li, Meng-jing Guo, Peng Li, Sheng-dong Cheng. 2017: Effects of urban grass coverage on rainfall-induced runoff in Xi’an loess region in China. Water Science and Engineering, 10(4): 320-325. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2017.12.001
Citation: Jing Li, Zhan-bin Li, Meng-jing Guo, Peng Li, Sheng-dong Cheng. 2017: Effects of urban grass coverage on rainfall-induced runoff in Xi’an loess region in China. Water Science and Engineering, 10(4): 320-325. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2017.12.001
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Effects of urban grass coverage on rainfall-induced runoff in Xi’an loess region in China

doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2017.12.001

  • State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Hydraulic Engineering in Arid Areas, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China

Funds:  This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51609196).
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  • Corresponding author: guomengjing263@163.com (Meng-jing Guo)
  • Received Date: 2017-04-23
  • Rev Recd Date: 2017-09-13
    Abstract
  • In this study, laboratory rainfall simulation experiments were conducted to investigate the regulatory effects of grass coverage on rainfall-runoff processes. A total of 80 grass blocks planted with well-grown Manila grass, together with their root systems, were sampled from an eastern suburban area of Xi’an City in the northwest arid area of China and sent to a laboratory for rainfall simulation experiments. The runoff and infiltration processes of a slope with different grass coverage ratios and vegetation patterns were analyzed. The results show that the runoff coefficient decreases with the increase of the grass coverage ratio, and the influence of grass coverage on the reduction of runoff shows a high degree of spatial variation. At a constant grass coverage ratio, as the area of grass coverage moves downward, the runoff coefficient, total runoff, and flood peak discharge gradually decrease, and the flood peak occurs later. With the increase of the grass coverage ratio, the flood peak discharge gradually decreases, and the flood peak occurs later as well. In conclusion, a high grass coverage ratio with the area of grass coverage located at the lower part of the slope will lead to satisfactory regulatory effects on rainfall-induced runoff.

     

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