Effects of urban grass coverage on rainfall-induced runoff in Xi'an loess region in China

作     者：Jing Li, Zhan-bin Li Meng-jing Guo Peng Li Sheng-dong Cheng 

作者机构：State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Hydraulic Engineering in Arid AreasXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048China 

出 版 物：《Water Science and Engineering》 (水科学与水工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第10卷第4期

页      面：320-325页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0707[理学-海洋科学] 081501[工学-水文学及水资源] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0824[工学-船舶与海洋工程] 0814[工学-土木工程] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51609196) 

主　　题：Rainfall simulation Urban vegetation in arid area Rainfall-runoff process Regulatory effect Xi'an loess region 

摘      要：In this study, laboratory rainfall simulation experiments were conducted to investigate the regulatory effects of grass coverage on rainfallrunoff processes. A total of 80 grass blocks planted with well-grown manilagrass, 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.