Climate and basin drivers of seasonal river water temperature dynamics

Laizé, Cédric L. R.; Bruna Meredith, Cristian; Dunbar, Michael J.; Hannah, David M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3231-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3231-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3231-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 6

Research article

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30 Jun 2017

Research article |

| 30 Jun 2017

Climate and basin drivers of seasonal river water temperature dynamics

Cédric L. R. Laizé, Cristian Bruna Meredith, Michael J. Dunbar, and David M. Hannah

Data sets

Water temperatures for the period 1984 to 2007 at 35 sites on 21 UK rivers C. L. R. Laizé and C. Bruna Meredith https://doi.org/10.5285/65400133-9cfb-4cf4-bffd-97f1c3752025

Short summary

Stream temperature controls many river processes, making it vital to know how climate affects it. Climate and stream temperatures at 35 British sites and associated basin properties were used to model climate–water temperature associations and to assess how they are influenced by basins. Associations vary with season and water temperature range. Basin permeability, size, and elevation have the main influence; smaller upland or impermeable basins are the most sensitive to climate.