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Research article
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06 Feb 2020
Research article |
| 06 Feb 2020
| 06 Feb 2020
Hydrological signatures describing the translation of climate seasonality into streamflow seasonality
Sebastian J. Gnann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Nicholas J. K. Howden
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Ross A. Woods
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Short summary
In many places, seasonal variability in precipitation and evapotranspiration (climate) leads to seasonal variability in river flow (streamflow). In this work, we explore how climate seasonality is transformed into streamflow seasonality and what controls this transformation (e.g. climate aridity and geology). The results might be used in grouping catchments, predicting the seasonal streamflow regime in ungauged catchments, and building hydrological simulation models.
In many places, seasonal variability in precipitation and evapotranspiration (climate) leads to...
