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Research article
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13 Jul 2022
Research article |
| 13 Jul 2022
| 13 Jul 2022
Exploring river–aquifer interactions and hydrological system response using baseflow separation, impulse response modeling, and time series analysis in three temperate lowland catchments
Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 2400 Mol, Belgium
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Bart Rogiers
Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 2400 Mol, Belgium
Koen Beerten
Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 2400 Mol, Belgium
Matej Gedeon
Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 2400 Mol, Belgium
Marijke Huysmans
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
Lowland rivers and shallow aquifers are closely coupled. We study their interactions here using a combination of impulse response modeling and hydrological data analysis. The results show that the lowland catchments are groundwater dominated and that the hydrological system from precipitation impulse to groundwater inflow response is a very fast response regime. This study also provides an alternative method to estimate groundwater inflow to rivers from the perspective of groundwater level.
Lowland rivers and shallow aquifers are closely coupled. We study their interactions here using...
