On understanding mountainous carbonate basins of the Mediterranean using parsimonious modeling solutions

Azimi, Shima; Massari, Christian; Formetta, Giuseppe; Barbetta, Silvia; Tazioli, Alberto; Fronzi, Davide; Modanesi, Sara; Tarpanelli, Angelica; Rigon, Riccardo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4485-2023

Articles | Volume 27, issue 24

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4485-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4485-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 27, issue 24

Research article

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20 Dec 2023

Research article |

| 20 Dec 2023

On understanding mountainous carbonate basins of the Mediterranean using parsimonious modeling solutions

Shima Azimi, Christian Massari, Giuseppe Formetta, Silvia Barbetta, Alberto Tazioli, Davide Fronzi, Sara Modanesi, Angelica Tarpanelli, and Riccardo Rigon

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4485-2023-supplement

Data sets

Nera River Basin Supplementary Materials S. Azimi and R. Rigon https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XTU4G

GeoFrame Blog R. Rigon https://geoframe.blogspot.com/2021/12/geoframe-winter-school-2022-gws2022.html

Model code and software

Tr_DMCA G. Giani https://github.com/giuliagiani/Tr_DMCA

Short summary

We analyzed the water budget of nested karst catchments using simple methods and modeling. By utilizing the available data on precipitation and discharge, we were able to determine the response lag-time by adopting new techniques. Additionally, we modeled snow cover dynamics and evapotranspiration with the use of Earth observations, providing a concise overview of the water budget for the basin and its subbasins. We have made the data, models, and workflows accessible for further study.