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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3613-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3613-2024
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09 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 09 Aug 2024

Bimodal hydrographs in a semi-humid forested watershed: characteristics and occurrence conditions

Zhen Cui, Fuqiang Tian, Zilong Zhao, Zitong Xu, Yongjie Duan, Jie Wen, and Mohd Yawar Ali Khan

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We investigated the response characteristics and occurrence conditions of bimodal hydrographs using 10 years of hydrometric and isotope data in a semi-humid forested watershed in north China. Our findings indicate that bimodal hydrographs occur when the combined total of the event rainfall and antecedent soil moisture index exceeds 200 mm. Additionally, we determined that delayed stormflow is primarily contributed to by shallow groundwater.
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