Streamflow Reconstructions Using Tree-Ring-Based Paleo Proxies for the Sava River Basin (Slovenia)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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River (Station) | DA (km2) | Average Annual Flowrate (MCM) | Reconstruction Period | R2 | R2—Predicted | VIF | Durbin–Watson | Sign Test | Regression Equation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sava Dolinka (Jesenice) | 258 | 172 | 1977–2012 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 1.2 (pass) | 1.76 (pass) | 19/17 (pass) | Q = 192.05 + 11.53 * #112 + 10.26 * #122 + 5.83 * #133 |
Sava (Catez) | 10,186 | 4028 | 1926–2012 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 1.2 (pass) | 2.00 (pass) | 47/40 (pass) | Q = 4132.4 + 172.3 * #77 + 264.3 * #122 + 109.0 * #146 |
River (Station) | Reconstruction Period | R2 | R2—Predicted | VIF | Durbin–Watson | Sign Test | Regression Equation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sava (Catez) | 1926–1951 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 1.9 (pass) | 2.25 (pass) | 14/12 (pass) | Q = 4553 + 270.7 * #90 + 203.7 * #145 |
Sava (Catez) | 1952–2012 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 1.2 (pass) | 2.26 (pass) | 33/28 (pass) | Q = 3939.9 + 288.8 * #132 + 175.6 * #167 |
End Year | 5-Year | End Year | 6-Year | End Year | 7-Year | End Year | 8-Year | End Year | 9-Year | End Year | 10-Year | ||
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2003 | 5 | 2003 | 6 | 2003 | 2 | 2007 | 9 | 2007 | 9 | 2009 | 19 | ||
2004 | 6 | 2005 | 18 | 2004 | 10 | 2004 | 10 | ||||||
2003 | 15 | 2003 | 15 | ||||||||||
End Year | 11-year | End Year | 12-year | End Year | 13-year | End Year | 14-year | End Year | 15-year | End Year | 16-year | ||
2003 | 4 | 2003 | 3 | 2012 | 5 | 2003 | 5 | 2011 | 6 | 2012 | 3 | ||
2007 | 8 | 2008 | 9 | 2003 | 8 | 2012 | 9 | 2012 | 8 | 2007 | 5 | ||
2011 | 11 | 2004 | 9 | 2013 | 10 | 2004 | 14 | 2008 | 19 | ||||
2004 | 14 | 2009 | 16 | 2004 | 12 | 2007 | 15 | ||||||
2012 | 18 | 2005 | 18 | 2003 | 20 | ||||||||
End Year | 17-year | End Year | 18-year | End Year | 19-year | End Year | 20-year | End Year | 21-year | End Year | 22-year | End Year | 23-year |
2013 | 7 | 2007 | 9 | 2008 | 13 | 2012 | 6 | 2012 | 1 | 2012 | 3 | 2012 | 3 |
2008 | 8 | 2009 | 12 | 2018 | 14 | 2011 | 9 | 2020 | 7 | 2013 | 8 | 2013 | 9 |
2007 | 9 | 2017 | 14 | 2011 | 16 | 2016 | 13 | 2017 | 15 | 2018 | 13 | 2019 | 11 |
2012 | 14 | 2008 | 18 | 2019 | 14 | 2011 | 17 | 2011 | 14 | 2020 | 15 | ||
2016 | 20 | 2009 | 17 | 2013 | 18 | 2020 | 16 | 2014 | 19 | ||||
End Year | 24-year | End Year | 25-year | End Year | 26-year | End Year | 27-year | End Year | 28-year | End Year | 29-year | End Year | 30-year |
2020 | 4 | 2014 | 4 | 2017 | 5 | 2018 | 7 | 2020 | 6 | 2020 | 6 | 2020 | 9 |
2013 | 5 | 2016 | 11 | 2016 | 12 | 2017 | 9 | 2019 | 8 | 2018 | 13 | 2019 | 13 |
2015 | 12 | 2013 | 12 | 2018 | 14 | 2016 | 15 | 2017 | 9 | 2019 | 14 | 2018 | 20 |
2012 | 13 | 2017 | 17 | 2015 | 17 | 2019 | 17 | 2018 | 13 | ||||
2016 | 18 |
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Tootle, G.; Oubeidillah, A.; Elliott, E.; Formetta, G.; Bezak, N. Streamflow Reconstructions Using Tree-Ring-Based Paleo Proxies for the Sava River Basin (Slovenia). Hydrology 2023, 10, 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10070138
Tootle G, Oubeidillah A, Elliott E, Formetta G, Bezak N. Streamflow Reconstructions Using Tree-Ring-Based Paleo Proxies for the Sava River Basin (Slovenia). Hydrology. 2023; 10(7):138. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10070138
Chicago/Turabian StyleTootle, Glenn, Abdoul Oubeidillah, Emily Elliott, Giuseppe Formetta, and Nejc Bezak. 2023. "Streamflow Reconstructions Using Tree-Ring-Based Paleo Proxies for the Sava River Basin (Slovenia)" Hydrology 10, no. 7: 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10070138
APA StyleTootle, G., Oubeidillah, A., Elliott, E., Formetta, G., & Bezak, N. (2023). Streamflow Reconstructions Using Tree-Ring-Based Paleo Proxies for the Sava River Basin (Slovenia). Hydrology, 10(7), 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10070138