Uncertainty in Predicting Pesticide Surface Runoff Reduction with Vegetative Filter Strips Garey A....

Uncertainty in Predicting Pesticide Surface Runoff Reduction with Vegetative Filter Strips

Garey A. Fox, Ph.D., P.E. - Oklahoma State UniversityRafael Munoz-Carpena, Ph.D. – University of Florida

George Sabbagh, Ph.D. – Bayer CropScience

Organization of Presentations• Introduction to Vegetative Filter Strips (VFS)

– Predicting flow, sediment, and pesticide mass reduction

• Development of an integrated modeling tool for VFS (VFSMOD-W)• Need for understanding parameter importance and uncertainty• Global sensitivity and uncertainty analyses applied to VFSMOD-W

– Uniform flow studies - Sabbagh et al., 2009; Munoz-Carpena et al., 2010

– Uniform vs. Concentrated Flow - Poletika et al., 2009; Fox et al., 2010

Vegetative Filter Strips (VFS)

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/v41n1/images/roadway_grass.gif

• Also known as riparian buffers and grassed waterways

• Take home message:One size does not fit all!

VFS ProcessesIncrease in hydraulic resistance Increase in hydraulic resistance

to flow and soil infiltrationto flow and soil infiltration

Overland flow (and dissolved Overland flow (and dissolved pollutants) reduction pollutants) reduction

(infiltration) and delay(infiltration) and delay

Decrease in sediment/particles Decrease in sediment/particles transport capacity of flowtransport capacity of flow

Sediment/particles deposition Sediment/particles deposition (and pollutants bonded) in filter(and pollutants bonded) in filter

VFS - Complex and Dynamic Systems

Liu, X., X. Zhang, and M. Zhang. 2008. Major factors influencing the efficacy of vegetated buffers on sediment trapping: A review and analysis. J. Environ. Qual. 37:1667–1674.Fox, G.A.; Sabbagh, G.J. Comment on “Major Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Vegetated Buffers on Sediment Trapping: A Review and Analysis”. J. Environ. Qual. 2009, 38 (1), 1-3.

• VFS efficacy is difficult to predict

• Variability cannot be explained by buffer width or buffer slope alone

• Large number of parameters and uncertainties need to be taken into account

VFS - Complex and Dynamic Systems

Predictions with simple empirical equation (SWAT)

Lack of relationship with Koc

Sabbagh, G.J.; Fox, G.A.; Kamanzi, A.; Roepke, B.; Tang, J.Z. Effectiveness of vegetative filter strips in reducing pesticide loading: Quantifying pesticide trapping efficiency. J. Environ. Qual. 2009, 38 (2), 762-771.

VFS - Complex and Dynamic Systems• Limited prediction equations available for pesticide

reduction (P):

Calibration Validation


R2=0.86, adjusted R2=0.84standard error of estimate of 8.43, P-value< 0.001

Pesticide Reduction Equation for VFS

Linking Empirical Equation with VFSMOD-W

• Parameters for estimating P, such as Q and E, not easily predicted

• Uncalibrated VFS model that predicts Q and E– Vegetative Filter Strip Modeling System, VFSMOD– Finite-element, field-scale, storm-based model

• Routes incoming hydrograph and sedigraph

• Infiltration - Green-Ampt• Sediment trapping -

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VFSMOD-W Performance

Q and E P


Poletika, N.N.; Coody, P.N.; Fox, G.A.; Sabbagh, G.J.; Dolder, S.C.; White, J. Chlorpyrifos and atrazine removal from runoff by vegetated filter strips: Experiments and predictive modeling. J. Environ. Qual. 2009, 38 (3), 1042-1052.

Effect of Concentrated Flow

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Atrazine

Chlorpyrifos

Effect of Concentrated Flow

Muñoz-Carpena, R., G.A. Fox and G.J. Sabbagh. 2010. Parameter importance and uncertainty in predicting runoff pesticide reduction with filter strips. J. Environ. Qual. 39(1):1-12

Mathematical Model with 18 Input Parameters

So how to handle this complexity?• Key Drivers: Hydrologic response• So what do we really know?

– Mathematical Models Built in Presence of UNCERTAINTY

– Input factors (uncertainty sources): input variables, parameters, equations, calibration data, scale, model structure

Uncertainty Analysis (UA)

• Propagates all these uncertainties, using the model, onto the model output of interest.

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Sensitivity Analysis (SA)

UA/SA Methods• Why is it important?

– Explore model behavior, identify influential parameters, characterize interactions, simplify

• Local vs. global sensitivity:– Local techniques inherently assume models are

monotonic, linear and additive– Parameters are varied over a limited range and about an

assumed central value, one at a time – interactions of parameters are not accounted for

– Global analysis techniques attempt to measure total sensitivity to a parameter

Two-Step Global Process

1. Global SA – Screening with limited number of simulations (Morris Method) - QUALITATIVE RESULTS

2. Global SA and UA - Variance-based method (Extended Fourier Analysis of Sensitivity Test - Extended FAST) - QUANTITATIVE RESULTS

Step 1: Screening w/ Morris Method• Uses few simulations to map relative sensitivity• Identifies a subset of more important parameters for

quantitative analysis• Provides an early indication of the importance of first

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• Variance decomposition requires a large number of simulations per parameter, hence the need for initial screening (Morris)

Step 2: Variance-Based Method

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Evaluation Framework

Application of Framework to VFS Studies• Uniform Flow Studies:

– Arora et al. (1996), Patzold et al. (2007) and Poletika et al. (2009)

– Input PDFs derived for the model’s 18 input variables– Output variables: Q, E, and P

Uniform Flow Studies – Morris Q

Poletika and Patzold Arora

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Uniform Flow Studies – Extended FAST• Global SA confirmed Morris results:

– Removal efficiencies were not simple and were dominated by interactions and non-linear responses

– VKS single most important input factor (Q and P)

Total Output Variance

Explained by an Input Parameter

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Uniform Flow Studies – Extended FAST• Global UA provided ranges in expected Q, E, and P:

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Application of Framework to VFS Studies• Uniform vs. Concentrated Flow:

– Poletika et al. (2009) study included both uniform flow and concentrated flow treatments

– Input PDFs derived for the model’s 18 input variables with varying FWIDTH distributions (4.6 m vs. 0.46 m)

– Output variables: Q, E, and P

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Uniform vs. Concentrated – Extended FAST• Global SA results:

– Percent of total output variance explained by first-order effects:• 48-64% for Uniform Flow• 19-21% for Concentrated Flow

– Uniform flow - Q controlled model response under uniform flow with VKS accounting for 46-51% of total output variance

– Concentrated flow – not one input factor explained more than 8% of the total output variance

• Unique processes introduced into VFS during concentrated flow

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Conclusions• Global SA and UA helped in the analysis of VFS

– Hydraulic conductivity most important input factor for flow– Average particle diameter and conductivity most important for sedimentation– Same parameters most important for pesticide trapping

• Significant interaction effects between variables, especially for concentrated flow• Global UA showed commonly observed reduction in pesticide trapping with

concentrated flow

Questions?

E-mail: [email protected]

Uniform Flow Studies – Extended FAST• Global UA provided ranges in expected Q, E, and P:

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