Research Article

Modelling Hydrology of a Single Bioretention System with HYDRUS-1D

Table 1

The input information in the model for Cells A and B.

Input informationParameters Values
Cell ACell B

Initial conditionMinimum water content0.360.34
Maximum water content0.380.36
Maximum height at soil (cm)1515

Geometry informationNumber of layers12
Depth of the soil (cm)6025, 35

Time informationTime duration (min)300120
Time step (min)0.00001~50.001~0.25

Water flow-soil hydraulic property modelModelvan Genuchten-Mualem

Water flow boundary conditionsUpper boundary conditionAtmospheric BC with surface layer
Lower boundary conditionSeepage face

Vegetation propertiesWater uptake reduction modelFeddes
Crop height (cm)3060
Root depth (cm)2030