Hierarchical climate-driven dynamics of the active channel length in temporary streams
Abstract Looking across a landscape, river networks appear deceptively static. However, flowing streams expand and contract following ever-changing hydrological conditions of the surrounding environment. Despite the ecological and biogeochemical value of rivers with discontinuous flow, deciphering t...
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oai:doaj.org-article:f08ebf4a0a44495cb2e73b492f4453872021-11-08T10:53:13ZHierarchical climate-driven dynamics of the active channel length in temporary streams10.1038/s41598-021-00922-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f08ebf4a0a44495cb2e73b492f4453872021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00922-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Looking across a landscape, river networks appear deceptively static. However, flowing streams expand and contract following ever-changing hydrological conditions of the surrounding environment. Despite the ecological and biogeochemical value of rivers with discontinuous flow, deciphering the temporary nature of streams and quantifying their extent remains challenging. Using a unique observational dataset spanning diverse geomorphoclimatic settings, we demonstrate the existence of a general hierarchical structuring of river network dynamics. Specifically, temporary stream activation follows a fixed and repeatable sequence, in which the least persistent sections activate only when the most persistent ones are already flowing. This hierarchical phenomenon not only facilitates monitoring activities, but enables the development of a general mathematical framework that elucidates how climate drives temporal variations in the active stream length. As the climate gets drier, the average fraction of the flowing network decreases while its relative variability increases. Our study provides a novel conceptual basis for characterizing temporary streams and quantifying their ecological and biogeochemical impacts.Gianluca BotterFilippo VingianiAlfonso SenatoreCarrie JensenMarkus WeilerKevin McGuireGiuseppe MendicinoNicola DurighettoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021) |
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Abstract Looking across a landscape, river networks appear deceptively static. However, flowing streams expand and contract following ever-changing hydrological conditions of the surrounding environment. Despite the ecological and biogeochemical value of rivers with discontinuous flow, deciphering the temporary nature of streams and quantifying their extent remains challenging. Using a unique observational dataset spanning diverse geomorphoclimatic settings, we demonstrate the existence of a general hierarchical structuring of river network dynamics. Specifically, temporary stream activation follows a fixed and repeatable sequence, in which the least persistent sections activate only when the most persistent ones are already flowing. This hierarchical phenomenon not only facilitates monitoring activities, but enables the development of a general mathematical framework that elucidates how climate drives temporal variations in the active stream length. As the climate gets drier, the average fraction of the flowing network decreases while its relative variability increases. Our study provides a novel conceptual basis for characterizing temporary streams and quantifying their ecological and biogeochemical impacts. |
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Gianluca Botter Filippo Vingiani Alfonso Senatore Carrie Jensen Markus Weiler Kevin McGuire Giuseppe Mendicino Nicola Durighetto |
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Gianluca Botter Filippo Vingiani Alfonso Senatore Carrie Jensen Markus Weiler Kevin McGuire Giuseppe Mendicino Nicola Durighetto |
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Hierarchical climate-driven dynamics of the active channel length in temporary streams |
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Hierarchical climate-driven dynamics of the active channel length in temporary streams |
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