Articles | Volume 25, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2133-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2133-2021
Research article
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20 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 20 Apr 2021

How catchment characteristics influence hydrological pathways and travel times in a boreal landscape

Elin Jutebring Sterte, Fredrik Lidman, Emma Lindborg, Ylva Sjöberg, and Hjalmar Laudon

Data sets

Hydrological Research at Krycklan Catchment Study Krycklan Database https://www.slu.se/Krycklan

Model code and software

MIKE powered by DHI - MIKE software DHI https://www.mikepoweredbydhi.com

Surface-ground water interaction: From watershed processes to hyporheic exchange E. Jutebring Sterte, E. Lindborg, F. Lidman, H. Laudon, R. Huseby Karlsen, and Y. Sjöberg https://www.safedeposit.se/projects/166

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Short summary
A numerical model was used to estimate annual and seasonal mean travel times across 14 long-term nested monitored catchments in the boreal region. The estimated travel times and young water fractions were consistent with observed variations of base cation concentration and stable water isotopes, δ18O. Soil type was the most important factor regulating the variation in mean travel times among sub-catchments, while the areal coverage of mires increased the young water fraction.