Articles | Volume 23, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3807-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3807-2019
Research article
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18 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 18 Sep 2019

A topographic index explaining hydrological similarity by accounting for the joint controls of runoff formation

Ralf Loritz, Axel Kleidon, Conrad Jackisch, Martijn Westhoff, Uwe Ehret, Hoshin Gupta, and Erwin Zehe

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (02 Jul 2019) by Stefan Hergarten
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RR by Shervan Gharari (12 Aug 2019)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (28 Aug 2019) by Stefan Hergarten
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In this study, we develop a topographic index explaining hydrological similarity within a energy-centered framework, with the observation that the majority of potential energy is dissipated when rainfall becomes runoff.