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Observation and Measurement of Ecohydrological Processes

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Subsurface flow refers to any flow below the surface of the ground which includes low flow (base flow) and quick flow (subsurface stormflow). Subsurface flow has been attracting attention as an important topic of research in recent years because of its crucial role in water cycle calculation, flood prediction, slope stability, nutrient recycling, and soil–water–vegetation exchange processes. In early subsurface flow research, trenches (or pits) combined with hydrometric approaches are the main observation techniques. In recent decades, great progress has been made on the source, pathway, and residence time of subsurface flow due to the application of tracer and geophysical techniques. However, there is yet no broad consensus on the responsible mechanisms that explain runoff processes in the ground. This chapter seeks to provide an overview of current research on subsurface flow. We first give a brief description of the basic concept of subsurface flow and base flow and then focus on the flow regimes, controlling factors, and monitor and model of subsurface stormflow. In the end of this chapter, future research directions are proposed.

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The study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 41730854 and 91425301) and the PCSIRT (IRT_15R06), and projects were supported by the State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology and by Ten Thousand Talent Program for leading young scientist.

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Hu, GR., Li, XY. (2018). Subsurface Flow. In: Li, X., Vereecken, H. (eds) Observation and Measurement of Ecohydrological Processes. Ecohydrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47871-4_9-2

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