Articles | Volume 23, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2507-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2507-2019
Research article
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03 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 03 Jun 2019

Spatially distributed tracer-aided runoff modelling and dynamics of storage and water ages in a permafrost-influenced catchment

Thea I. Piovano, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Sean K. Carey, Nadine J. Shatilla, Aaron Smith, and Chris Soulsby

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (03 May 2019) by Howard Wheater
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ED: Publish as is (13 May 2019) by Howard Wheater
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Short summary
We adapted the spatially distributed, tracer-aided model, STARR, to a permafrost-influenced catchment in the Yukon Territory, Canada, with a time-variable implementation of field capacity to capture thaw layer spatio-temporal dynamics. We applied a multi-criteria calibration with multi-year field data. This study demonstrates the value of the integration of isotope data in a spatially distributed model to quantify catchment water storage and age dynamics in a permafrost-influenced environment.