Hydrology and Earth System Sciences www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net 1027-5606 1607-7938 12 1 2008 10.5194/hess-12-257-2008 http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/257/2008/ http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/257/2008/hess-12-257-2008.html http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/257/2008/hess-12-257-2008.pdf 257 265 2008-02-18 Temporal variability of subsurface stormflow formation P. M. Kienzler kienzler@ifu.baug.ethz.ch F. Naef Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Subsurface stormflow (SSF) can play a key role for the runoff generation at hillslopes. Quantifications of SSF suffer from the limited ability to predict how SSF is formed at a particular hillslope and how it varies in time and space. This study concentrates on the temporal variability of SSF formation. Controlled sprinkling experiments at three experimental slopes were replicated with varying precipitation intensity and varying antecedent precipitation. 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