ArticleScientific reports2021
Hierarchical climate-driven dynamics of the active channel length in temporary streams.
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- Headwater streams control the non-perennial fraction of the global river network.Nature water · 2026Article
- Nitrate loads from land to stream are balanced by in-stream nitrate uptake across seasons in a dryland stream network.Journal of geophysical research. Biogeosciences · 2024Article
- Integrating spatially-and temporally-heterogeneous data on river network dynamics using graph theory.iScience · 2023Article
- Dynamics of streamflow permanence in a headwater network: Insights from catchment-scale model simulations.Journal of hydrology · 2023Article
- Eco-hydrological modelling of channel network dynamics-part 2: application to metapopulation dynamics.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
- Eco-hydrological modelling of channel network dynamics-part 1: stochastic simulation of active stream expansion and retraction.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
- On the Relation Between Active Network Length and Catchment Discharge.Geophysical research letters · 2022Article
- Probabilistic Description of Streamflow and Active Length Regimes in Rivers.Water resources research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Looking across a landscape, river networks appear deceptively static. However, flowing streams expand and contract following ever-changing hydrological conditions of the surrounding environment. Despite the ecological and biogeochemical value of rivers with discontinuous flow, deciphering the temporary nature of streams and quantifying their extent remains challenging. Using a unique observational dataset spanning diverse geomorphoclimatic settings, we demonstrate the existence of a general hierarchical structuring of river network dynamics. Specifically, temporary stream activation follows a fixed and repeatable sequence, in which the least persistent sections activate only when the most persistent ones are already flowing. This hierarchical phenomenon not only facilitates monitoring activities, but enables the development of a general mathematical framework that elucidates how climate drives temporal variations in the active stream length. As the climate gets drier, the average fraction of the flowing network decreases while its relative variability increases. Our study provides a novel conceptual basis for characterizing temporary streams and quantifying their ecological and biogeochemical impacts.
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