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Spring: velocity (m/s)
Summer: velocity (m/s)
Spring: k1 (1/s)
Summer: k1 (1/s)
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
2
3
4
6 7
Site number
9 0 1 4
Fig. 5 Velocity and exchange coefficient for each site at both summer and early spring conditions
6 Conclusions
We have performed a stream transport characterisation of several streams within a
unique watershed in Iceland as part of a larger stream metabolism study. Results
have indicated that: (1) intrinsic exchange rate between main stream and transient
storage zones scales with flow velocity; (2) the fractional transient storage volume
scales inversely with flow rate; (3) stream transient storage volume can change
significantly over the growing season, especially if submerged vascular plants are
present and (4) retention time within the transient storage zone can increase by up to
100% over the growing season.
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