Riparian evapotranspiration is essential to simulate streamflow dynamics and water budgets in a Mediterranean catchment

Lupon, Anna; Ledesma, José L. J.; Bernal, Susana

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4033-2018

Articles | Volume 22, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4033-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4033-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 7

Research article

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26 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 26 Jul 2018

Riparian evapotranspiration is essential to simulate streamflow dynamics and water budgets in a Mediterranean catchment

Anna Lupon, José L. J. Ledesma, and Susana Bernal

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4033-2018-supplement

Data sets

Dataset of "Riparian evapotranspiration is essential to simulate streamflow dynamics and water budgets in a Mediterranean catchment" A. Lupon, A., J. L. J. Ledesma, and S. Bernal https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.6850748.v1

Short summary

We used the PERSiST model to explore the role of riparian evapotranspiration (ET) in regulating streamflow in Mediterranean regions. Riparian ET was essential for understanding streamflow dynamics, especially in summer. Moreover, climate change simulations showed that the contribution of riparian ET to annual water budgets will increase in the future. We must include riparian zones in hydrological models in order to establish proper management strategies in water-limited regions.