Examinando por Autor "Barrios, Miguel"
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- PublicaciónSólo datosAnalytic hierarchy process approach for the selection of stream-gauging sites(Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2019-10-18) Peña, Luis E.; Zapata, Mario A.; Barrios, MiguelThis investigation proposes the use of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate potential sites for stream monitoring and broadcast of flood warnings. The methodology adopts variables established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for the selection of stream-monitoring sites and incorporates new variables associated with the stream morphometry and hydraulics. The proposed approach quantifies subjective valuations through pairwise comparisons of judgements within the selection criteria. The uncertainty of expert judgement was assessed via Monte Carlo simulations and its effects on the resulting priority vector were analysed. This approach was applied on three main mountain watershed streams at which 11 alternative stream-gauging sites were evaluated and scored. According to our findings, six variables explain 0.711 of the total weight in the priority vector for the evaluation of a candidate site. Our approach is suitable for selecting the most stable alternative location based on a multi-criteria analysis in an inter-comparison arrangement.
- PublicaciónSólo datosDetection of rainwater harvesting ponds by matching terrain attributes with hydrologic response(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021-05-10) Díaz, Juan Daniel; Peña, Luis Eduardo; Barrios, Miguel; Leal, JuliánRainwater harvesting has proven to be a valuable strategy for mitigating the effects of global climate change. However, most of the techniques reported in the academic literature are based on capturing surface runoff generated by rainfall, and therefore, ponds are located close to surface currents, implying investments in infrastructure to conduct water to the place where it is utilized. The aims of this research are the following: i) develop a methodology for the detection of ponds for rainwater harvesting through hydrological and geospatial analyses based on terrain curvature, and ii) identify relevant variables to establish the potential storage volume in ponds. For this purpose, the study was performed in the Tolima region of Colombia with an area of 23,663 km2, where 32% corresponds to arid and semi-arid areas. The detection of ponds from the terrain curvature was carried out using geographic information systems and the estimation of daily storage in the rainwater harvesting pond (RWHP) system. Likewise, the principal component analysis identified key variables in the process of detecting and selecting ponds. The results show that the proposed methodology allows the detection of potential ponds for rainwater harvesting near cultivation and water demanding zones for various uses, which could introduce relevant variables in decision-making processes and, decrease water supply distribution costs in semi-arid areas.
- PublicaciónSólo datosFlood quantiles scaling with upper soil hydraulic properties for different land uses at catchment scale(Journal of Hydrology, 2016-08-19) Peña, Luis E.; Barrios, Miguel; Francés, FélixChanges in land use within a catchment are among the causes of non-stationarity in the flood regime, as they modify the upper soil physical structure and its runoff production capacity. This paper analyzes the relation between the variation of the upper soil hydraulic properties due to changes in land use and its effect on the magnitude of peak flows: (1) incorporating fractal scaling properties to relate the effect of the static storage capacity (the sum of capillary water storage capacity in the root zone, canopy interception and surface puddles) and the upper soil vertical saturated hydraulic conductivity on the flood regime; (2) describing the effect of the spatial organization of the upper soil hydraulic properties at catchment scale; (3) examining the scale properties in the parameters of the Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) probability distribution function, in relation to the upper soil hydraulic properties. This study considered the historical changes of land use in the Combeima River catchment in South America, between 1991 and 2007, using distributed hydrological modeling of daily discharges to describe the hydrological response. Through simulation of land cover scenarios, it was demonstrated that it is possible to quantify the magnitude of peak flows in scenarios of land cover changes through its Wide-Sense Simple Scaling with the upper soil hydraulic properties.