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Karina Y. Gutiérrez-JuradoEmail: [email protected] ∙ Cell: 575-650-1640
EXPERTISE: Natural Resources Management, Hydrology, Ecology, Irrigation and Drainage, Environmental Services.
Portfolio
• WATER BUDGETS AND SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTIONS OF IRRIGATED FARMS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
Two year research to assess farm water budgets for semiarid
irrigated floodplains in Northern New Mexico to characterize the
surface water-groundwater interactions of acequia systems.
Deployment of soil water sensors to calculate change in soil water storage
Installation and automation of piezometers to monitor shallow groundwater level
Installation and automation of open channel flow measuring devices (flumes) to determine irrigation
Collection and analysis of soil samples to determine soil properties
Collection and analysis of meteorological data to calculate potential evapotranspiration
DETAILED EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Tail water
Irrigation ditch
River
Acequia
I r r i g a t e d A r e a
Water flow Monitoring well Soil station Weather station S-M Flume Ramp Flume
SOIL MONITORING STATION DETAILED DIAGRAM
S o
i l
S
a m
p l
e s
10 cm
30 cm
80 cm
50 cm
Monitoring Well
Water level logger
Pressure Transducer
Datalogger station
S o i l W a t e r S e n s o r s
Irrigation FlowCS450 Pressure transducer
Water level logger
Hydra probes II,
Datalogger model CR100
RESULTS
Apr-01 May-13 Jun-24 Aug-05 Sep-16 Oct-28
Wa
ter
leve
l e
leva
tio
n (
m a
bo
ve
se
a le
ve
l)
2276
2278
2280
2282
0
10
20
0
10
20
Effective root zone = 60 cm
Total water application (cm)
Estimated DP (cm)
South Well Middle Well North Well
1) 1) 1) 2) 1) 2) 2) 1) 2) 2) 1) 2) 1) 1) 2)
Groundwater response - RH
• Deep percolation (DP) accounted for the highest amount of irrigation water. • A rapid response of the shallow groundwater to DP was observed for all irrigation
events• The connectivity observed between surface water and groundwater in these
systems produced a transient shallow groundwater recharge• Results suggested that shallow groundwater flows towards the river. • Findings support the theory that acequia systems could function as temporary
hydraulic reservoirs
• PASSIVE WICKET LYSIMETER EXPERIMENT
Dataloggerstation
Pressuretransducer
Pressuretransducer
Drain gauge CollectorE f f e c t I v e R o o t Z o n e
Conducted a experiment to
measure deep percolation
through the installation of a
passive wicket lysimeter on
agricultural fields in northern
New Mexico
Conducted infiltration experiments evaluate the efficiency of previously installed
passive wicket lysimeter and monitor the response of soil water sensors
Drain gauge Collector
Soil sensor
S o i l S u r f a c e
Monitoring Well
Pressure transducerNail
Infiltrometer Ring
• INFILTRATION EXPERIMENT DIAGRAM SETUP
Conducted soil moisture measurements using the
Hydrosense II soil-water sensor on agricultural
experimental fields to support the water balance
method calculations.
I r r i g a t e d F i e l d
100
m
350 m
10 m
30 m
50 m
70 m
90 m
30 m
50 m
70 m
90 m
110 m
130 m
150 m
170 m
190 m
210 m
230 m
250 m
270 m
290 m
310 m
330 m
350 m
250 m 100 m
Reference Nail Imaginary Grid Soil Moisture Zone Soil Monitoring station
• SOIL MOISTURE GRID SAMPLING
• ACEQUIA DITCH SEEPAGE EXPERIMENT
Conducted a seepage experiment on acequia ditches in two watersheds
in northern New Mexico.
Installation and automation of open
channel flow measuring devices
(flumes) to determine differences in
flow on a selected ditch transect
Perform ditch flow measurements to
support automated readings
• LABORATORY ANALYSIS
Conducted lab analysis on soil samples from the experimental fields to
determine soil properties
Determined soil particle distribution by the hydrometer method (Gee and
Bauder, 1986)
Determined bulk density using the core method (Blake and Hartge, 1986)
Determine soil moisture content by the gravimetric method
• SKILLS GAINED
Project design and development
Soil and water sampling and analysis
Hydrological, meteorological and soil instrumentation and monitoring such as:• G3 Passive capillary lysimeter, Decagon Devices, Inc.• CS450 Pressure transducer , Campbell Scientific, Inc.• Water level logger model HOBOU20-001-01, Onset Computer, Corp.• Soil water content sensor model Hydra probes II, Stevens Water Monitoring
Systems, Inc. and Hydrosense II soil-water sensor, Campbell Scientific, Inc.• Datalogger models CR200, CR10x, CR1000, Campbell Scientific, Inc.• Current velocity meter, Swwofer instruments, Inc.• Water level indicator, Durham Geo Enterprises, Inc.
Datalogger programing and troubleshoot• Loggernet 4.1 and HOBOware PRO 3.4.
Field data collection
Comprehensive data analysis
