Articles | Volume 25, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1747-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1747-2021
Research article
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06 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 06 Apr 2021

Can the two-parameter recursive digital filter baseflow separation method really be calibrated by the conductivity mass balance method?

Weifei Yang, Changlai Xiao, Zhihao Zhang, and Xiujuan Liang

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Short summary
This study analyzed the effectiveness of the conductivity mass balance (CMB) method for correcting the Eckhardt method. The results showed that the approach of calibrating the Eckhardt method against the CMB method provides a false calibration of total baseflow by offsetting the inherent biases in the baseflow sequences generated by the two methods. The reason for this phenomenon is the baseflow series generated by the two methods containing different transient water sources.