Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 27, issue 16
Articles | Volume 27, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3041-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3041-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 27, issue 16
Research article
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22 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 22 Aug 2023

Flow recession behavior of preferential subsurface flow patterns with minimum energy dissipation

Jannick Strüven and Stefan Hergarten

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This study uses dendritic flow patterns to analyze the recession behavior of aquifer springs. The results show that the long-term recession becomes slower for large catchments. After a short recharge event, however, the short-term behavior differs strongly from the exponential recession that would be expected from a linear reservoir. The exponential component still accounts for more than 80 % of the total discharge, much more than typically assumed for karst aquifers.
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