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The methodology developed for the new Hydrological Atlas of Germany was applied to derive (hydro-) pedotransfer functions to estimate annual percolation rates from available information on climate, soil characteristics and land use in the Arab region. For this purpose the FAO56 concept was applied and the CLIMWAT database and the CROPWAT model were used, based on the single crop coefficient approach. The first step was to carry out simulations for eight countries, three kinds of land use and varying soil hydrological properties. The second step was to use meteorological data from Syria to carry out simulations for six land use scenarios and varying soil hydrological properties. The resulting country-specific regression equations and nomograms are presented as well as the general magnitude of groundwater recharge under typical crops of the Eastern Mediterranean environment. Prediction results are compared with simulation results for the dual crop coefficient approach and practical information is provided about the accuracy of these types of estimation method.
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Hennings, V. (2014). Use of Pedotransfer Functions for Land Evaluation: Mapping Groundwater Recharge Rates Under Semi-Arid Conditions. In: Mueller, L., Saparov, A., Lischeid, G. (eds) Novel Measurement and Assessment Tools for Monitoring and Management of Land and Water Resources in Agricultural Landscapes of Central Asia. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01017-5_14
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