The role of paddy rice in recharging urban groundwater in the Shira River Basin

• Published in: Paddy and water environment Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 217 - 226
• Main Authors: Tanaka, Kenji, Funakoshi, Yoshitaka, Hokamura, Takaomi, Yamada, Fumihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.09.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agriculture; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Ecotoxicology; Flow rates; Freshwater; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Groundwater; Groundwater recharge; Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Infiltration rate; Life Sciences; Oryza sativa; Rice; Rice fields; River basins; River flow; Rivers; Soil Science & Conservation; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Summer; Urban areas; Water balance; Water budget; Shira River; Kumamoto; Shira River; Groundwater recharge; Water balance; Agricultural water

Agricultural fields in the middle Shira River basin play an important role as a source of groundwater recharge; however, the water balance between the agricultural water and river water is unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the water balance in the fields by measuring the stream flow o...