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Figure 6.9. Inter-annual variability of
seasonal runoff in four selected Swiss
catchments; mA: mean altitude. From
Pfaundler et al.( 2006 ).

Figure 6.10. Development of
reservoir capacity within the Rhône
basin, Switzerland, at the inflow to
Lake Geneva and its impact on
runoff pattern (Pardé coefficient, see
Equation 6.1). From Wehren et al.
(2010 ).

6.2.2 Similarity measures
Catchments where the dominant drivers of seasonality and
storage are similar ( Section 6.2.1 ) could be hypothesised to
have similar flow regimes. Although this hypothesis must
be tested, it suggests that similarity indices for flow regimes

should be derived based on both runoff data (hydrological
similarity), and on climate and catchment characteristics
(climatic and catchment similarity), see Figure 2.8 of Chap-
ter 2 for definitions. If these indices can be related to the
dominant processes described in Section 6.2.1 , and to each