Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensing

This paper analyzes inter-annual (1993-2008) and intra-annual (2006-2008) flooding patterns in the unregulated San Pedro River, based on digital analysis of two Landsat satellite imagery series and ancillary rainfall and discharge data, to describe variations in the natural pulse. The long-term patt...

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Autores principales: Hernández-Guzmán,Rafael, Ruiz-Luna,Arturo, Berlanga-Robles,César A, Ponce-Palafox,Jesús T
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2016
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-560X20160002000102016-07-06Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensingHernández-Guzmán,RafaelRuiz-Luna,ArturoBerlanga-Robles,César APonce-Palafox,Jesús T hydrologic pulse flooding coastal wetlands modeling northwestern Mexico This paper analyzes inter-annual (1993-2008) and intra-annual (2006-2008) flooding patterns in the unregulated San Pedro River, based on digital analysis of two Landsat satellite imagery series and ancillary rainfall and discharge data, to describe variations in the natural pulse. The long-term pattern, over a period of 16 years, showed considerable fluctuations, with a maximum flood extent (FE) of approximately 200 km², while the observed average was 57.8 km² over the entire period, around 24 km² the dry season and more than 90 km² in the rainy season. The seasonal variation, analyzed using 29 quasi-monthly images recorded from 2006 to 2008, displayed FE peaks in the rainy season (July to October) with variations in time and extent that were not directly related to rainfall but instead were related to river discharge, Q, (FE = y0 + a(1-0.9983Q); R² = 0.91). We used the above exponential model with monthly average river discharge data (1944-2008) and the proposed regulated volume of discharge from governmental plans to construct a dam on the San Pedro River. We found that the natural ecosystem will be altered by increasing the inundation in the dry season and reducing it in the rainy season. This change will have consequences in coastal wetlands and aquatic biota adapted to historical conditions, with consequences for the production of aquatic organisms and for ecosystem services.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.44 n.2 20162016-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2016000200010en10.3856/vol44-issue2-fulltext-10
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topic hydrologic pulse
flooding
coastal wetlands
modeling
northwestern Mexico
spellingShingle hydrologic pulse
flooding
coastal wetlands
modeling
northwestern Mexico
Hernández-Guzmán,Rafael
Ruiz-Luna,Arturo
Berlanga-Robles,César A
Ponce-Palafox,Jesús T
Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensing
description This paper analyzes inter-annual (1993-2008) and intra-annual (2006-2008) flooding patterns in the unregulated San Pedro River, based on digital analysis of two Landsat satellite imagery series and ancillary rainfall and discharge data, to describe variations in the natural pulse. The long-term pattern, over a period of 16 years, showed considerable fluctuations, with a maximum flood extent (FE) of approximately 200 km², while the observed average was 57.8 km² over the entire period, around 24 km² the dry season and more than 90 km² in the rainy season. The seasonal variation, analyzed using 29 quasi-monthly images recorded from 2006 to 2008, displayed FE peaks in the rainy season (July to October) with variations in time and extent that were not directly related to rainfall but instead were related to river discharge, Q, (FE = y0 + a(1-0.9983Q); R² = 0.91). We used the above exponential model with monthly average river discharge data (1944-2008) and the proposed regulated volume of discharge from governmental plans to construct a dam on the San Pedro River. We found that the natural ecosystem will be altered by increasing the inundation in the dry season and reducing it in the rainy season. This change will have consequences in coastal wetlands and aquatic biota adapted to historical conditions, with consequences for the production of aquatic organisms and for ecosystem services.
author Hernández-Guzmán,Rafael
Ruiz-Luna,Arturo
Berlanga-Robles,César A
Ponce-Palafox,Jesús T
author_facet Hernández-Guzmán,Rafael
Ruiz-Luna,Arturo
Berlanga-Robles,César A
Ponce-Palafox,Jesús T
author_sort Hernández-Guzmán,Rafael
title Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensing
title_short Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensing
title_full Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensing
title_fullStr Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensing
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the San Pedro River (northwestern Mexico) using remote sensing
title_sort analysis of flood pulse dynamics in the lower basin of the san pedro river (northwestern mexico) using remote sensing
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate 2016
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