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Evidence-based requirements for perceptualising intercatchment groundwater flow in hydrological models
Louisa D. Oldham
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, United Kingdom
Jim Freer
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, United Kingdom
Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol BS5 9LT, United
Kingdom
Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Canmore, Alberta
T1W 3G1, Canada
Gemma Coxon
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, United Kingdom
Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol BS5 9LT, United
Kingdom
Nicholas Howden
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8
1TR, United Kingdom
John P. Bloomfield
British Geological Survey, Wallingford OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
Christopher Jackson
British Geological Survey, Keyworth NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
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William Rust, Mark Cuthbert, John Bloomfield, Ron Corstanje, Nicholas Howden, and Ian Holman
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Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 12, 2459–2483, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2459-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2459-2020, 2020
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In Europe, ca. 65% of drinking water is groundwater. Its replenishment depends on rainfall, but droughts may cause groundwater levels to fall below normal. These
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Short summary
Water can move between river catchments via the subsurface, termed intercatchment groundwater flow (IGF). We show how a perceptual model of IGF can be developed with relatively simple geological interpretation and data requirements. We find that IGF dynamics vary in space, correlated to the dominant underlying geology. We recommend that IGF
loss functionsmay be used in conceptual rainfall–runoff models but should be supported by perceptualisation of IGF processes and connectivities.
Water can move between river catchments via the subsurface, termed intercatchment groundwater...
