Water and sediment fluxes in Mediterranean mountainous regions
- A comprehensive hydro-sedimentological dataset for the Isabena catchment, northeastern (NE) Spain, for the period 2010-2018 is presented to analyse water and sediment fluxes in a Mediterranean mesoscale catchment. The dataset includes rainfall data from 12 rain gauges distributed within the study area complemented by meteorological data of 12 official meteo-stations. It comprises discharge data derived from water stage measurements as well as suspended sediment concentrations (SSCs) at six gauging stations of the River Isabena and its sub-catchments. Soil spectroscopic data from 351 suspended sediment samples and 152 soil samples were collected to characterize sediment source regions and sediment properties via fingerprinting analyses. The Isabena catchment (445 km(2)) is located in the southern central Pyrenees ranging from 450 m to 2720 m a.s.l.; together with a pronounced topography, this leads to distinct temperature and precipitation gradients. The River Isabena shows marked discharge variations and high sediment yields causingA comprehensive hydro-sedimentological dataset for the Isabena catchment, northeastern (NE) Spain, for the period 2010-2018 is presented to analyse water and sediment fluxes in a Mediterranean mesoscale catchment. The dataset includes rainfall data from 12 rain gauges distributed within the study area complemented by meteorological data of 12 official meteo-stations. It comprises discharge data derived from water stage measurements as well as suspended sediment concentrations (SSCs) at six gauging stations of the River Isabena and its sub-catchments. Soil spectroscopic data from 351 suspended sediment samples and 152 soil samples were collected to characterize sediment source regions and sediment properties via fingerprinting analyses. The Isabena catchment (445 km(2)) is located in the southern central Pyrenees ranging from 450 m to 2720 m a.s.l.; together with a pronounced topography, this leads to distinct temperature and precipitation gradients. The River Isabena shows marked discharge variations and high sediment yields causing severe siltation problems in the downstream Barasona Reservoir. The main sediment source is badland areas located on Eocene marls that are well connected to the river network. The dataset features a comprehensive set of variables in a high spatial and temporal resolution suitable for the advanced process understanding of water and sediment fluxes, their origin and connectivity and sediment budgeting and for the evaluation and further development of hydro-sedimentological models in Mediterranean mesoscale mountainous catchments.…
Author details: | Till FranckeORCiDGND, Saskia FörsterORCiDGND, Arlena BrosinskyORCiDGND, Erik Sommerer, Jose Andres Lopez-TarazonlORCiDGND, Andreas GüntnerORCiDGND, Ramon J. Batalla, Axel BronstertORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1063-2018 |
ISSN: | 1866-3508 |
ISSN: | 1866-3516 |
Title of parent work (English): | Earth System Science Data |
Subtitle (English): | comprehensive dataset for hydro-sedimentological analyses and modelling in a mesoscale catchment (River Isabena, NE Spain) |
Publisher: | Copernicus |
Place of publishing: | Göttingen |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2018/06/14 |
Publication year: | 2018 |
Release date: | 2021/11/19 |
Volume: | 10 |
Issue: | 2 |
Number of pages: | 13 |
First page: | 1063 |
Last Page: | 1075 |
Funding institution: | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DEG): SESAM ("Sediment Export from Large Semi-Arid Catchments: Measurements and Modelling") [BR 1731/3]; WASESAC ("Generation, transport and retention of water and suspended sediments in large dryland catchments: Monitoring and integrated modelling of fluxes and connectivity phenomena") [BR 1731/4-1-2]; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)Helmholtz Association; Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (FLOODHAZARDS Project) [PIER-GA-2013-622468]; Economy and Knowledge Department of the Catalan Government through the Consolidated Research Group [2014 SGR 645] |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geowissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Gold Open-Access |
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License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
External remark: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 547 |