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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3675-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3675-2024
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Research article
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16 Aug 2024
Research article |
| 16 Aug 2024
| 16 Aug 2024
Monthly new water fractions and their relationships with climate and catchment properties across Alpine rivers
Marius G. Floriancic
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Michael P. Stockinger
Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
James W. Kirchner
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Christine Stumpp
Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Complementary Precipitation Isotope Models Reveal Young and New Water Fractions in New Zealand Rivers B. Dudley et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70265
- Young and new water fractions in soil and hillslope waters M. Floriancic et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4295-2024
- Catchment hydrological response and transport are affected differently by precipitation intensity and antecedent wetness J. Knapp et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3673-2025
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- Simultaneous Separation of Runoff Pathways and Storage Times via Coupled Electrical Conductivity Mass Balance and Nonlinear Storage‐Discharge Relationship: Theory and Application Testing W. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR039052
- Disentangling the roles of new and young water fractions in stream water quality across catchments L. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.134942
- Catchment transit time variability with different SAS function parameterizations for the unsaturated zone and groundwater H. Türk et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-1053-2026
- Tracking Event‐Scale Precipitation Partitioning Reveals Comparable Roles of Event Characteristics and Seasonality in Shaping Precipitation Fate in a Forested Landscape H. Türk et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70466
- Young water proportion characteristics and influencing factors of large-scale basins: insights from long-term and high-frequency water sampling Y. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135615
- Shifts in rain-snow partitioning drive faster water transit times in the US Pacific Northwest Z. Butler et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-46539-1
- Young water fractions in spring discharge S. Seelig et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135221
- Soil and tree stem xylem water isotope data from two pan-European sampling campaigns M. Lehmann et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-6129-2025
- How old is the water in the Yellow River Source Area? A multiscale analysis using transit time distributions J. Fang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134265
- Bedrock geology controls on new water fractions and catchment functioning in contrasted nested catchments G. Türk et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-343-2026
- Controls on magnitude and timing of peak runoff response to rainfall across the continental US M. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae49a2
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Short summary
The Alps are a key water resource for central Europe, providing water for drinking, agriculture, and hydropower production. To assess water availability in streams, we need to understand how much streamflow is derived from old water stored in the subsurface versus more recent precipitation. We use tracer data from 32 Alpine streams and statistical tools to assess how much recent precipitation can be found in Alpine rivers and how this amount is related to catchment properties and climate.
The Alps are a key water resource for central Europe, providing water for drinking, agriculture,...
