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Research article
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23 Jun 2021
Research article |
| 23 Jun 2021
| 23 Jun 2021
River runoff in Switzerland in a changing climate – changes in moderate extremes and their seasonality
Regula Muelchi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geography and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Ole Rössler
Institute of Geography and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
now at: German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Koblenz, Germany
Jan Schwanbeck
Institute of Geography and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Rolf Weingartner
Institute of Geography and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Mobiliar Lab for Natural Risks, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Olivia Martius
Institute of Geography and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Mobiliar Lab for Natural Risks, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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This study analyses changes in magnitude, frequency, and seasonality of moderate low and high flows for 93 catchments in Switzerland. In lower-lying catchments (below 1500 m a.s.l.), moderate low-flow magnitude (frequency) will decrease (increase). In Alpine catchments (above 1500 m a.s.l.), moderate low-flow magnitude (frequency) will increase (decrease). Moderate high flows tend to occur more frequent, and their magnitude increases in most catchments except some Alpine catchments.
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