Quantifying hydrological responses to monsoon‐controlled precipitation across the soil‐groundwater‐stream continuum with long‐term high‐frequency hydrometric monitoring

Author:

Dai Xin12,Xie Yueqing12ORCID,Liao Aimin3,Wang Chuan12,Lin Jin3,Wu Jichun12

Affiliation:

1. Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing China

2. Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling Nanjing University Nanjing China

3. Chuzhou Scientific Hydrology Laboratory Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute Chuzhou China

Abstract

AbstractStream water, groundwater and soil water in the riparian zone are closely linked. Their responses to rainfall events controlled by monsoon climate are variable and intertwined, which are still not well known. To address this knowledge gap, we established a monitoring transect adjacent to a headwater stream in Huashan Catchment, eastern China, with typical monsoon climate. We monitored precipitation, stream stage, groundwater level and soil moisture content at intervals of maximum 30 min. We then conducted an event‐based analysis of rainfall event characteristics and diverse response metrics, and assessed their correlations and interrelationships through correlation and regression analysis. Our 2‐year monitoring results show that water level responses occurred in most rainfall events. They had smaller threshold of rainfall amount and timing but longer time to peak response. Stream responses exhibited smaller response magnitude and intensities than groundwater responses. Rainfall amount and event duration were the most critical driving factors for groundwater responses. Soil moisture responses varied with depth. Only large storms could propagate into topsoil and generate rapid responses. Middle soil moisture responses had more frequent response occurrence and more variable response magnitude, while deep soil moisture responses had smaller response magnitude, longer time to peak response and larger wetting front movement velocity. Attenuated initial response timing with depth identified preferential flow, reflecting heterogeneity in the soil profile. Monsoon‐controlled heavy rainfall improved hydrologic connectivity in the soil‐groundwater‐stream continuum (SGSC), mediating the influence of heterogeneity on soil moisture responses and potentially contributing more subsurface flow to catchment runoff. Overall, this study aimed to reveal the mechanism of hydrological responses to monsoon‐controlled precipitation across the SGSC.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Publisher

Wiley

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