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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1735-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1735-2018
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Research article
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09 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 09 Mar 2018
Scaling properties reveal regulation of river flows in the Amazon through a “forest reservoir”
Juan Fernando Salazar
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
GIGA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Juan Camilo Villegas
GIGA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Angela María Rendón
GIGA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Estiven Rodríguez
GIGA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Isabel Hoyos
GAIA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Instituto de Física, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Daniel Mercado-Bettín
GIGA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Germán Poveda
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Minas, Medellín, Colombia
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Short summary
River flow regimes are being altered by global change. Understanding the mechanisms behind such alterations is crucial for hydrological prediction. We introduce a novel interpretation of river flow metrics (scaling) that allows any river basin to be classified as regulated or unregulated, and to identify transitions between these states. We propose the
forest reservoirhypothesis to explain how forest loss can force the Amazonian river basins from regulated to unregulated states.
River flow regimes are being altered by global change. Understanding the mechanisms behind such...
