Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-429-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-429-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
Research article
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28 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 28 Jan 2021

Progressive water deficits during multiyear droughts in basins with long hydrological memory in Chile

Camila Alvarez-Garreton, Juan Pablo Boisier, René Garreaud, Jan Seibert, and Marc Vis

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The megadrought experienced in Chile (2010–2020) has led to larger than expected water deficits. By analysing 106 basins with snow-/rainfall regimes, we relate such intensification with the hydrological memory of the basins, explained by snow and groundwater. Snow-dominated basins have larger memory and thus accumulate the effect of persistent precipitation deficits more strongly than pluvial basins. This notably affects central Chile, a water-limited region where most of the population lives.
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