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Articles | Volume 30, issue 4
Articles | Volume 30, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-1053-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-1053-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 30, issue 4
Research article
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20 Feb 2026
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2026

Catchment transit time variability with different SAS function parameterizations for the unsaturated zone and groundwater

Hatice Türk, Christine Stumpp, Markus Hrachowitz, Peter Strauss, Günter Blöschl, and Michael Stockinger

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This study shows that streamflow isotope data in a catchment-scale isotope-based transport model were sufficient to isolate preferential flow in the unsaturated zone but insufficient to isolate the preferential release of young groundwater, as isotope signals were strongly damped by large passive groundwater storage. As a result, groundwater age-selection assumptions affected estimates of long transit times, making it difficult to quantify the fraction of stream water older than 100 days.
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