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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4577-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4577-2024
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23 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 23 Oct 2024

Catchment response to climatic variability: implications for root zone storage and streamflow predictions

Nienke Tempel, Laurène Bouaziz, Riccardo Taormina, Ellis van Noppen, Jasper Stam, Eric Sprokkereef, and Markus Hrachowitz

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This study explores the impact of climatic variability on root zone water storage capacities and, thus, on hydrological predictions. Analysing data from 286 areas in Europe and the US, we found that, despite some variations in root zone storage capacity due to changing climatic conditions over multiple decades, these changes are generally minor and have a limited effect on water storage and river flow predictions.
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