Hydrological measurements in Cabauwin the CESAR database

Claudia Brauer, Han Stricker, Remko UijlenhoetHydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group,

Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Surface water measurements

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Qout,2 Qout,1

Qin,var

Wielse kade

Maalvliet

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towerdischargesoil moisturegroundwaterextra inlets

I 3 weirs: water level and discharge

I 15 min res. (→ hour and day)

I May 2007 – Oct. 2011

05

10

PETpot

QfXS

1 Nov 2007 1 Feb 1 May 1 Aug 1 Nov 2008

Q, E

T pot [m

m d

−1]

200

P [m

m d−1

]

Cab

auw

Soil moisture measurements

I 4 x 6 TDR sensors

I 5 – 73 cm deep

I daily res.

I Nov. 2003 – Aug 2010

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

θ

1976 '77 '78 '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84

1.5

10.

50

d [m

]

Hupsel

2004 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10

10.

50

d [m

]

Cabauw

Groundwater measurements

I 9 piezometers

I hourly – 2-weekly res.(→ hour and day)

I Aug. 2003 – Oct. 2011

Documentation / References

• C.C. Brauer (2014): Data description documents for soil moisture /groundwater / surface water measurements,www.cesar-observatory.nl

• C.C. Brauer, A.J. Teuling, P.J.J.F. Torfs, R. Uijlenhoet (2014):

The Wageningen Lowland Runoff Simulator (WALRUS): a lumpedrainfall-runoff model for catchments with shallow groundwater,

Geoscientific Model Development Discussions, 7, 1357–1411,www.geosci-model-dev-discuss.net/7/1357/2014/gmdd-7-1357-2014.html

• C.C. Brauer, P.J.J.F. Torfs, A.J. Teuling, R. Uijlenhoet (2014):

The Wageningen Lowland Runoff Simulator (WALRUS): application tothe Hupsel Brook catchment and Cabauw polder,

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 11, 2091–2148,www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/11/2091/2014/hessd-11-2091-2014.html

• C.C. Brauer (2014): PhD thesis,

Modelling rainfall-runoff processes in lowland catchments,edepot.wur.nl/296285