Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 30, issue 13
Articles | Volume 30, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-4209-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-4209-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 30, issue 13
Research article
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06 Jul 2026
Research article |  | 06 Jul 2026

Combining traditional nutrient load analysis with storm hydrograph separation reveals concealed patterns in event-driven nutrient export in a rural headwater catchment

Lukas Ditzel, Caroline Spill, and Matthias Gassmann

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The analysis of nutrient dynamics during precipitation events using normalised cumulative loads (NCL) is a classic and frequently used method of water quality analysis. Our approach combines the classical pollutograph with hydrograph separation using stable water isotopes. The pollutograph is set up for each of the separated runoff components (pre-event water and event water) and the export dynamics of the runoff components of an event are compared.
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