Articles | Volume 22, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3421-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3421-2018
Research article
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22 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 22 Jun 2018

Hydroclimatic control on suspended sediment dynamics of a regulated Alpine catchment: a conceptual approach

Anna Costa, Daniela Anghileri, and Peter Molnar

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High-resolution distributed analysis of climate and anthropogenic changes on the hydrology of an Alpine catchment S. Fatichi, S. Rimkus, P. Burlando, R. Bordoy, and P. Molnar https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.036

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We analyse the control of hydroclimatic factors – erosive rainfall, ice melt, and snowmelt – on suspended sediment concentration (SSC) of Alpine catchments regulated by hydropower, and we develop a multivariate hydroclimatic–informed rating curve. We show that while erosive rainfall determines the variability of SSC, ice melt generates the highest contribution to SSC per unit of runoff. This approach allows the exploration of climate–driven changes in fine sediment dynamics in Alpine catchments.