Articles | Volume 21, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2863-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2863-2017
Research article
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12 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 12 Jun 2017

Understanding hydrologic variability across Europe through catchment classification

Anna Kuentz, Berit Arheimer, Yeshewatesfa Hundecha, and Thorsten Wagener

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Our study aims to explore and understand the physical controls on spatial patterns of pan-European flow signatures by taking advantage of large open datasets. Using tools like correlation analysis, stepwise regressions and different types of catchment classifications, we explore the relationships between catchment descriptors and flow signatures across 35 215 catchments which cover a wide range of pan-European physiographic and anthropogenic characteristics.
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