Rainfall threshold for hillslope outflow: an emergent property of flow pathway connectivity

Nonlinear relations between rain input and hillslope outflow are common observations in hillslope hydrology field studies. In this paper we use percolation theory to model the threshold relationship between rainfall amount and outflow and show that this nonlinear relationship may arise from simple l...

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Main Authors: P. Lehmann, C. Hinz, G. McGrath, H. J. Tromp-van Meerveld, J. J. McDonnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1047/2007/hess-11-1047-2007.pdf