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The pulse of a montane ecosystem: coupling between daily cycles in solar flux, snowmelt, transpiration, groundwater, and streamflow at Sagehen Creek and Independence Creek, Sierra Nevada, USA
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California,
Berkeley, California, USA
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Sarah E. Godsey
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California,
Berkeley, California, USA
Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho,
USA
Madeline Solomon
Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley,
California, USA
Randall Osterhuber
Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, Norden, California, USA
Joseph R. McConnell
Division of Hydrological Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno,
Nevada, USA
Daniele Penna
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University
of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Short summary
Streams and groundwaters often show daily cycles in response to snowmelt and evapotranspiration. These typically have a roughly 6 h time lag, which is often interpreted as a travel-time lag. Here we show that it is instead primarily a phase lag that arises because aquifers integrate their inputs over time. We further show how these cycles shift seasonally, mirroring the springtime retreat of snow cover to higher elevations and the seasonal advance and retreat of photosynthetic activity.
Streams and groundwaters often show daily cycles in response to snowmelt and evapotranspiration....
