Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity from Drainage Patterns Derived from DEM-a Case Study in The Oregon Cascades

Authors

B. P. Grudzinski, Northern Illinois UniversityFollow
W. Luo, Northern Illinois UniversityFollow
Darryll T. Pederson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2009)

Abstract

Hydraulic conductivity is an important parameter in hydrology which describes the ease with which water moves through porous media. This parameter is also important in understanding the hydrology of Mars. On Earth, this parameter can be measured by conducting controlled experiments in laboratories or conducting pumping tests in the field. This study introduces a new method of estimating hydraulic conductivity from drainage dissection pattern derived from digital elevation model (DEM). This method can be applied to Mars if it is robustly tested on Earth.