Event controls on intermittent streamflow in a temperate climate

Kaplan, Nils Hinrich; Blume, Theresa; Weiler, Markus

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2671-2022

Articles | Volume 26, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2671-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2671-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 26, issue 10

Research article

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23 May 2022

Research article |

| 23 May 2022

Event controls on intermittent streamflow in a temperate climate

Nils Hinrich Kaplan, Theresa Blume, and Markus Weiler

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2671-2022-supplement

Data sets

Time series of streamflow occurrence from 182 sites in ephemeral, intermittent and perennial streams in the Attert catchment, Luxembourg N. H. Kaplan, E. Sohrt, T. Blume, and M. Weiler https://doi.org/10.5880/FIDGEO.2019.010

CAOS rain rate and reflectivity data set of 6 disdrometres and 2 micro rain radars at 3 different heights at 6 stations in the Attert catchment, Luxembourg from Oct 2012 - Sept 2016 M. Neuper and U. Ehret https://doi.org/10.5880/FIDGEO.2018.070

Short summary

This study is analyses how characteristics of precipitation events and soil moisture and temperature dynamics during these events can be used to model the associated streamflow responses in intermittent streams. The models are used to identify differences between the dominant controls of streamflow intermittency in three distinct geologies of the Attert catchment, Luxembourg. Overall, soil moisture was found to be the most important control of intermittent streamflow in all geologies.