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Studying catchment storm response using event- and pre-event-water volumes as fractions of precipitation rather than discharge
Jana von Freyberg
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape
Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Bjørn Studer
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Michael Rinderer
Chair of Hydrology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau,
Germany
James W. Kirchner
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape
Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Short summary
We show event- and pre-event-water volumes as fractions of precipitation, rather than discharge, to provide an alternative and more insightful approach to study catchment hydrological processes. For this, we analyze 24 storm events using high-frequency measurements of stable water isotopes in stream water and precipitation at a pre-Alpine catchment. Antecedent wetness and storm characteristics are dominant controls on event-water discharge and pre-event-water mobilization from storage.
We show event- and pre-event-water volumes as fractions of precipitation, rather than discharge,...