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Research article
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22 Jan 2018
Research article |
| 22 Jan 2018
The role of glacier changes and threshold definition in the characterisation of future streamflow droughts in glacierised catchments
Marit Van Tiel
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
now at: Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Adriaan J. Teuling
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Niko Wanders
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Marc J. P. Vis
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Kerstin Stahl
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Anne F. Van Loon
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Short summary
Glaciers are important hydrological reservoirs. Short-term variability in glacier melt and also glacier retreat can cause droughts in streamflow. In this study, we analyse the effect of glacier changes and different drought threshold approaches on future projections of streamflow droughts in glacierised catchments. We show that these different methodological options result in different drought projections and that these options can be used to study different aspects of streamflow droughts.
Glaciers are important hydrological reservoirs. Short-term variability in glacier melt and also...
