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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5133-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5133-2021
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22 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 22 Sep 2021

Low hydrological connectivity after summer drought inhibits DOC export in a forested headwater catchment

Katharina Blaurock, Burkhard Beudert, Benjamin S. Gilfedder, Jan H. Fleckenstein, Stefan Peiffer, and Luisa Hopp

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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is an important part of the global carbon cycle with regards to carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and drinking water treatment. In this study, we compared DOC export of a small, forested catchment during precipitation events after dry and wet preconditions. We found that the DOC export from areas that are usually important for DOC export was inhibited after long drought periods.
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