Technical Note: Testing an improved index for analysing storm  discharge&ndash;concentration hysteresis

Lloyd, C. E. M.; Freer, J. E.; Johnes, P. J.; Collins, A. L.

doi:10.5194/hess-20-625-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 2

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-625-2016

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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 2

Technical note

|

04 Feb 2016

Technical note |

| 04 Feb 2016

Technical Note: Testing an improved index for analysing storm discharge–concentration hysteresis

C. E. M. Lloyd, J. E. Freer, P. J. Johnes, and A. L. Collins

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Short summary

This paper examines the current methodologies for quantifying storm behaviour through hysteresis analysis, and explores a new method. Each method is systematically tested and the impact on the results is examined. Recommendations are made regarding the most effective method of calculating a hysteresis index. This new method allows storm hysteresis behaviour to be directly compared between storms, parameters, and catchments, meaning it has wide application potential in water quality research.