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Quantifying multi-year hydrological memory with Catchment Forgetting Curves
Alban de Lavenne
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Hydrology Research Department, Norrköping, Sweden
Université Paris‐Saclay, INRAE, UR HYCAR, Antony, France
Vazken Andréassian
Université Paris‐Saclay, INRAE, UR HYCAR, Antony, France
Louise Crochemore
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Hydrology Research Department, Norrköping, Sweden
INRAE, UR RiverLy, Lyon, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble, France
Göran Lindström
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Hydrology Research Department, Norrköping, Sweden
Berit Arheimer
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Hydrology Research Department, Norrköping, Sweden
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Short summary
A watershed remembers the past to some extent, and this memory influences its behavior. This memory is defined by the ability to store past rainfall for several years. By releasing this water into the river or the atmosphere, it tends to forget. We describe how this memory fades over time in France and Sweden. A few watersheds show a multi-year memory. It increases with the influence of groundwater or dry conditions. After 3 or 4 years, they behave independently of the past.
A watershed remembers the past to some extent, and this memory influences its behavior. This...
