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Abstract. The most commonly used baseflow separation graphics method is the recursive digital
filter. Choosing an RDF graphic filter method to estimate the base stream requires a sure
accuracy. The application of the RDF graphics method on small island watersheds must take into
account the unique hydrological conditions of small island watersheds with a small area of rain
catch so that the RDF method approach can be applied. This research aims to analyze graphic
methods for the hydrological characteristics of the small island watershed of the Ambon City of
Maluku Province. The research method uses five RDF methods: one parameter algorithm, two-
parameter algorithm, RDF Lyne & Holick, RDF Chapman, and RDF Eckhard. The results
showed that the appropriate filter parameter value for small island watersheds was based on
optimal parameters for assessing accuracy. The five RDFs showed that Eckhardt's filters
performed better than one parameter algorithm, two parameters algorithm, Lyne and Hollick
algorithm, and Champman algorithm, on a more extensive range of conditions. The optimal
value of the filter parameters is relatively uniform for all five filter methods depending on the
characteristics of the watershed and somewhat similar hydrological inputs.
1. Introduction
According to the hydrometeorology disaster risk study, Ambon Island is on a score of 156, which
belongs to the high-risk category. In the last five years, the potential for widespread flood hazards for
Ambon Island has experienced flooding and landslides with the impact of infrastructure damage,
fatalities, and deaths relatively high. The possibility of residents being exposed to flooding in the five
watersheds of Ambon City is relatively high due to the condition of the river border protection area
crowded with settlements, and the number of vulnerable groups is high [1]. The study of
hydrometeorology of watersheds such as densely populated cities becomes a need for watershed-based
regional development.
Disaster-based hydrometeorological studies require accurate and applicable hydrograph separation
techniques. The technical application of hydrograph separation has to identify the components of
different streams (direct runoff( overland flow), unsaturated flow (throughflow), and saturated flow
(groundwater) of the total flow [2]–[4]. The flow separation method generally divides the flow into fast
flow components and delayed flow. Using the flow separation method, baseflow separation is
undergoing rapid development in hydrological modeling [5], [6]. The delayed flow component is
assumed to represent the proportion of discharge coming from the groundwater and other delayed flow
sources, which by [7], [8] defined as a base flow.
The base flow of the time series measures the dynamic behavior of the water flow in a catchment
area [9]–[11]. The baseflow proportion of the total flow has an index of the catchment area's ability to
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store and release streams during the dry season [12]. A high base flow index implies that the catchment
area has a more stable flow regime and can thus maintain river flow during the dry season [13], [14].
The baseflow index indicates the performance of a catchment area in describing the nature of storage
[14].
Measuring baseflow components is relatively tricky. In principle distinguishing base flow and quick
flow from measurable discharge data in a river requires an accurate and valid flow separation Technique.
This is because the measurable discharge in the river combines the quick flow component and the base
flow. During the dry season, which has no rain, most rivers in Ambon City still flow continuously. This
flow comes from rainwater that seeps into the soil into groundwater reserves and will merge into a
stream [15]–[17]. It, therefore, requires a variety of development and testing methods of baseflow
separation that are analytical and empirical [10], [18], [19].
Baseflow separation using the RDF method generally considers the usefulness and ease of obtaining
more accurate research results and high sensitivity. Testing and development of many RDF methods
underwent significant effect. Known RDF methods in hydro office programs include one-parameter
algorithm, two-parameter algorithm, IHACRES, BFLOW Lyne and Holick algorithm, Chapman
algorithm, Furey and Gupta algorithm, Eckhardt algorithm, and EWMA [9], [10]. Many applications of
baseflow hydrograph separation methods are undergoing development and testing throughout the world.
[20] rated the performance of three Lyne and Holick RDF models, Boughton and Eckhardt filters in 66
catchment areas. The results showed that Lyne and Holick's filters performed better than Boughton and
Eckhardt filters, with optimal filter parameter values varying depending on the characteristics of
catchment regions and hydrological inputs. The separation of baseflow in the small island watershed of
Ambon City becomes essential to research need to strengthen the study of hydrometeorological disaster
risk research in Ambon City.
2. Methods
2.1 Research site
The research location description of the Wae Batu Gajah watershed, Ambon City, is presented in Table
1 and Figure 1. The selection of the research location considers the availability of daily debit data for
the year 2007-2017 from SPAS Maluku Provincial River Region Hall, which has geographic coordinates
X 408291.73 and Y 9591503.334.
Table 1. Morphometric characteristics of the Wae Batu Gajah watershed
Area Average River Length of Drainage Circulation Bifurcation Flow
(km²) Slope Gradient main river Density Ratio (CR) Ratio (BR) patterm
(m) (m) (km) (km / km²)
6.35 0.49 324.98 6.58 2.91 12.56 0.95 Pinnate
Source: Image analysis, 2019
Wae Batu Gajah watershed area 7.04 km2, average slope 0.49 m, river gradient 324.98 m, main river
length 6.58 km, drainage density 2.91 km/km2, Circulation Ratio (CR) 12.56 and Bifurcation Ratio (BR)
0.95 and flow pattern in pinnate shape. Drainage density (dd) Wae Batu Gajah watershed 2.91 includes
the range of Dd with good triggering, which is between 1-5, also supported by the ratio of river branching
indicates abnormal watershed conditions with very high flood peaks and a short recession time. The
river border protection area filled with river dike construction on the left-right of the river shows that
the Wae Batu Gajah watershed area has a high flood vulnerability characterized by high surface flow
but low permeability and infiltration. The watershed bifurcation ratio of 0.95 indicates that the watershed
form tends to round, showing a very high peak discharge (Qp). Rapid rising time and recession time
also tend to be fast.
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Figure 1. Morphometric map of the Wae Batu Gajah watershed in Ambon City
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The RDF method visualization of the one-parameter algorithm describes fluctuations in both flow
components, rapid flow discharge, and baseflow over the study period. These fluctuations are caused by
the hydrological conditions of inter-seasonal flows that change significantly, as presented in Figure 2.
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Calculation of the performance of the five RDF methods based on RSME values and determination
coefficients shows that the RDF method of Eckhardt has more optimal performance compared to the
other four methods. The research result is evident from the RSME values and coefficients of
determination of 0.0038 and 0.424, respectively, which means that the suitability of the Eckhardt method
has relatively optimal with relatively small RSME. The performance of the RDF method for the Wae
Batu Gajah small island watershed has the usefulness of Eckhardt's RDF method compared to the other
four methods.
4. Consclution
The calibration results of the five RDF methods obtain the values of filter parameters k, C, α, BFmax
are relatively similar. Optimization of filter parameter values getting description statistical values
including minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation, and variance appropriate for small island
watersheds. The fifth baseflow separation of RDF indicates that the Eckhardt filter has the more optimal
performance of all four other RDF methods, one parameter algorithm, two-parameter algorithm, Lyne
algorithm, and Hollick and Champman. The optimal value of the filter parameters for all five filter
methods is relatively uniform, depending on the reasonably similar characteristics of the watershed and
hydrological inputs. The relatively small island morphometry provides widespread opportunities to
capture limited rainfall inputs and somewhat unique and complex hydrological conditions. Therefore,
Eckhardt's baseflow separation method has the optimal suitability of filter parameters to be applied to
the watershed conditions of the small island of Ambon City.
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the head and staff of the River Basin Station at Maluku Province for
providing the authors with the opportunity to utilize the data recorded at the stream gauge stations
installed at the researched watersheds.
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