Using Frequency Analysis to Determine Wetland Hydroperiod

Lisa D. Foster, Nirjhar Shah, Mark Ross, G. S. Ladde, Ping Wang

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Abstract

Spectral analysis of water-level time series provides invaluable insight into the periodic behavior of hydrological processes. This study analyzes wetland hydroperiod, which is commonly defined as the period of inundation and is thought to be mostly annual, using spectral analysis of observed water-level time series. The results show the water level fluctuation observed in West-Central Florida wetlands follow a predominant semi-annual (180 day) cycle, with water levels fluctuating both above and below land surface.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalNeural, Parallel Scientific Computations
Volume16
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

  • algorithms
  • design
  • earth and atmospheric sciences
  • frequency analysi
  • s hydrology modeling methodologies
  • spectral methods
  • theory time
  • series time
  • series analysis
  • wetlands

Disciplines

  • Earth Sciences
  • Geology
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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