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Research article
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Research article |
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| 11 Mar 2020
Recession analysis revisited: impacts of climate on parameter estimation
Department of Biological and Ecologic Engineering, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA
David E. Rupp
Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, College of Earth, Oceanic, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA
Clément Roques
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
John S. Selker
Department of Biological and Ecologic Engineering, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA
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Short summary
Recession analysis uses the receding streamflow following precipitation events to estimate watershed-average properties. Two methods for recession analysis use recession events individually or all events collectively. Using synthetic case studies, this paper shows that analyzing recessions collectively produces flawed interpretations. Moving forward, recession analysis using individual recessions should be used to describe the average and variability of watershed behavior.
Recession analysis uses the receding streamflow following precipitation events to estimate...
