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Karst spring recession and classification: efficient, automated methods for both fast- and slow-flow components
Tunde Olarinoye
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Chair of Hydrological Modeling and Water Resource, University of
Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Tom Gleeson
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Andreas Hartmann
Chair of Hydrological Modeling and Water Resource, University of
Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Chair of Groundwater Systems, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Yong Chang, Benjamin Mewes, and Andreas Hartmann
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Groundwater is increasingly being included in large-scale (continental to global) land surface and hydrologic simulations. However, it is challenging to evaluate these simulations because groundwater is
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Short summary
Analysis of karst spring recession is essential for management of groundwater. In karst, recession is dominated by slow and fast components; separating these components is by manual and subjective approaches. In our study, we tested the applicability of automated streamflow recession extraction procedures for a karst spring. Results showed that, by simple modification, streamflow extraction methods can identify slow and fast components: derived recession parameters are within reasonable ranges.
Analysis of karst spring recession is essential for management of groundwater. In karst,...
