Hydrologic Models of Surface Mined Areas

摘要

A review of the literature on hydrology of surface mined areas reveals some problems related to data collection and to model development. The major problems in data collection arise from a lack of understanding of the hydrology of surface mined areas. Even in undisturbed watersheds parameters vary widely. Another problem is the representation of parameters so that they are of maximum use in models. Although the interaction between field measurements, proper representation of field data, and types of models used in surface mining hydrology is clear, these aspects have been treated separately thus far. Because of the variability in the hydrologic properties in these surface mined areas and the changes in these over time, the data acquisition and modeling of surface mined areas should be considered together for optimal solutions of problems related to both.