Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1735-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1735-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
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, Juan Camilo Villegas, Angela María Rendón, Estiven Rodríguez, Isabel Hoyos, Daniel Mercado-Bettín, and Germán Poveda

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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 reservoir hypothesis to explain how forest loss can force the Amazonian river basins from regulated to unregulated states.
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