Indirect and direct recharges in a tropical forested watershed: Mule Hole, India

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 364; no. 3; pp. 272 - 284
• Main Authors: Maréchal, Jean-Christophe, Varma, Murari R.R., Riotte, Jean, Vouillamoz, Jean-Michel, Kumar, M.S. Mohan, Ruiz, Laurent, Sekhar, M., Braun, Jean-Jacques
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 30.01.2009; [Amsterdam; New York]: Elsevier; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analytical solution; Chloride mass balance; direct recharge; Earth Sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Environmental Sciences; Evapotranspiration; Exact sciences and technology; Forest; forested watersheds; Geochemistry; Global Changes; groundwater; groundwater flow; groundwater recharge; hydrochemistry; Hydrogeology; Hydrology; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; indirect recharge; Mineralogy; Natural recharge; rain; runoff; Sciences of the Universe; Silicates; tropical forests; Water geochemistry; water table; Water table fluctuation; watershed hydrology; India; Asia; Karnataka India; Forest; Water table fluctuation; Natural recharge; Analytical solution; Chloride mass balance; Evapotranspiration; floods; mass balance; joints; ground water; ground-water recharge; evapotranspiration; natural recharge; drainage basins; aquifers; hydrochemistry; fluctuations; flow; chlorides; rainfall; streams; water table; runoff; hydrodynamics; halides; forests; infiltration; hydrologic cycle; electrical conductivity

It is commonly accepted that forest plays role to modify the water cycle at the watershed scale. However, the impact of forest on aquifer recharge is still discussed: some studies indicate that infiltration is facilitated under forest while other studies suggest a decrease of recharge. This paper pr...