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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1107-2017
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Opinion article
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22 Feb 2017
Opinion article |
| 22 Feb 2017
HESS Opinions Catchments as meta-organisms – a new blueprint for hydrological modelling
Hubert H. G. Savenije
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Markus Hrachowitz
Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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Short summary
The natural environment that we live in is the result of evolution. This does not only apply to ecosystems, but also to the physical environment through which the water flows. This has resulted in the formation of flow patterns that obey sometimes surprisingly simple mathematical laws. Hydrological models should represent the physics of these patterns and should account for the fact that the ecosystem adjusts itself continuously to changing circumstances. Physics-based models are alive!
The natural environment that we live in is the result of evolution. This does not only apply to...
