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Research article
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07 Sep 2021
Research article |
| 07 Sep 2021
| 07 Sep 2021
Reduction of vegetation-accessible water storage capacity after deforestation affects catchment travel time distributions and increases young water fractions in a headwater catchment
Markus Hrachowitz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN Delft,
Netherlands
Michael Stockinger
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3),
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425
Jülich, Germany
Institute for Soil Physics and Rural Water Management, University of
Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna,
Austria
Miriam Coenders-Gerrits
Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN Delft,
Netherlands
Ruud van der Ent
Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN Delft,
Netherlands
Heye Bogena
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3),
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425
Jülich, Germany
Andreas Lücke
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3),
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425
Jülich, Germany
Christine Stumpp
Institute for Soil Physics and Rural Water Management, University of
Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna,
Austria
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Short summary
Deforestation affects how catchments store and release water. Here we found that deforestation in the study catchment led to a 20 % increase in mean runoff, while reducing the vegetation-accessible water storage from about 258 to 101 mm. As a consequence, fractions of young water in the stream increased by up to 25 % during wet periods. This implies that water and solutes are more rapidly routed to the stream, which can, after contamination, lead to increased contaminant peak concentrations.
Deforestation affects how catchments store and release water. Here we found that deforestation...
