[1] Heterogeneity in small‐scale subsurface flow processes does not necessarily lead to complex system behavior at larger scales. Here we use the simple dynamical systems approach recently proposed by Kirchner (WRR, 2009) to analyze, characterize, and simulate streamflow dynamics in the Swiss Rietholzbach catchment. The Rietholzbach data set used here provides 32 years of continuous and high‐qu...

[1] We assessed the effects of historical (1931–1998) changes in both land use and climate on the water budget of a rapidly urbanizing watershed, Ipswich River basin (IRB), in northeastern Massachusetts. Water diversions and extremely low flow during summer are major issues in the IRB. Our study centers on a detailed analysis of diversions and a combined empirical/modeling treatment of evapotra...

Kuo-Lin Hsu Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine CA 92697-2175, USA Tel.: +1 949 824 8826 Fax: +1 949 824 8831 E-mail: [email protected] Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods are known to be very effective for the state and parameter estimation of nonlinear and non-Gaussian systems. In this study,...

Despite advances over the last two decades in the capacity to predict the evolution of the El Niño–southern oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon and advances in understanding of the relationship between ENSO and climate, there has been little use of climate predictions for water resources management in the tropics. As part of an effort to develop such a prediction scheme, the ENSO influences on stream...

The main goal of this study is to use "top-down"? approach to simulate catchment scale hydrologic processes, in terms of water partitioning, runoff generation, storage dynamics and human/water interaction, and therefore to obtain a comprehensive understanding on intra-annual water balance of watersheds. An evaporation model at seasonal scale is developed based on Budyko framework. A runoff gene...

Using in-situ measured data from Qiyi Glacier, in combination with meteorological and runoff data from stations, a distributed degree-day model was developed for 631 investigated glaciers in the Beida River catchment to explore glacier mass change and its effect on streamflow. The results showed that the average mass balance was −272 ± 67 mm w.e. a, with an ice loss of 3.99 Gt during 1957– 2013...

In the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), the principal source of water in the southwestern U.S., demand exceeds supply in most years, and will likely continue to rise. While General Circulation Models (GCMs) project surface temperature warming by 3.5 to 5.6°C for the area, precipitation projections are variable, with no wetter or drier consensus. We assess the impacts of projected 21(st) centu...

Identifying the core hydrological processes of catchments is a critical step for operative modeling. This study attempts to assess long-term alterations in streamflow three adjacent Upper East Fork White River, Indiana USA, by employing SWAT model. The model simulations are spanning from 1980 up 2015 and distributed configurations periods identify monthly streamflow. For this purpose, water abs...

Climate models project warmer temperatures for the north-west USA, which will result in reduced snowpacks and decreased summer streamflow. This paper examines how groundwater, snowmelt, and regional climate patterns control discharge at multiple time scales, using historical records from two watersheds with contrasting geological properties and drainage efficiencies. In the groundwater-dominate...