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Research article
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27 Nov 2019
Research article |
| 27 Nov 2019
| 27 Nov 2019
Expansion and contraction of the flowing stream network alter hillslope flowpath lengths and the shape of the travel time distribution
H. J. Ilja van Meerveld
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Dept. of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190,
8057 Zurich, Switzerland
James W. Kirchner
Dept. of Environmental System Sciences, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich,
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California,
Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
Marc J. P. Vis
Dept. of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190,
8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Rick S. Assendelft
Dept. of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190,
8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Jan Seibert
Dept. of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190,
8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7050, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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Short summary
Flowing stream networks extend and retract seasonally and in response to precipitation. This affects the distances and thus the time that it takes a water molecule to reach the flowing stream and the stream outlet. When the network is fully extended, the travel times are short, but when the network retracts, the travel times become longer and more uniform. These dynamics should be included when modeling solute or pollutant transport.
Flowing stream networks extend and retract seasonally and in response to precipitation. This...
