Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 7
Articles | Volume 22, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3663-2018
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On the dynamic nature of hydrological similarity

Ralf Loritz, Hoshin Gupta, Conrad Jackisch, Martijn Westhoff, Axel Kleidon, Uwe Ehret, and Erwin Zehe

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In this study we explore the role of spatially distributed information on hydrological modeling. For that, we develop and test an approach which draws upon information theory and thermodynamic reasoning. We show that the proposed set of methods provide a powerful framework for understanding and diagnosing how and when process organization and functional similarity of hydrological systems emerge in time and, hence, when which landscape characteristic is important in a model application.
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