Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1051-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1051-2018
Research article
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08 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 08 Feb 2018

Human influences on streamflow drought characteristics in England and Wales

Erik Tijdeman, Jamie Hannaford, and Kerstin Stahl

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In this study, a screening approach was applied on a set of streamflow records for which various human influences are indicated to identify streamflow records that have drought characteristics that deviate from those expected under pristine conditions. Prolonged streamflow drought duration, a weaker correlation between streamflow and precipitation, and changes in streamflow drought occurrence over time were related to human influences such as groundwater abstractions or reservoir operations.
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