Seasonal and spatial variations in the scaling and correlation structure of streamflow data

Mehmet Özger*, Ashok K. Mishra, Vijay P. Singh

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Abstract

Seasonal and spatial variability in scaling, correlation and wavelet variance parameter of daily streamflow data were investigated using 56 gauging stations from five basins located in two different climate zones. Multifractal temporal scaling properties were detected using a multiplicative cascade model. The wavelet variance parameter yielded persistence properties of the streamflow time series. Seasonal variations were found to be significant in that winter and spring seasons where large-scale frontal events are dominant showed higher long-term correlations and less multifractality than did summer and fall seasons. Coherent spatial variations were apparent. The Neches River basin located in a subtropic humid climate zone exhibited high persistence and long-term correlation as well as less multifractality as compared with other basins. It is found that larger drainage areas tend to have smaller multifractality and higher persistence structure, and this tendency becomes apparent in regions that receive large amounts of precipitation and decreases towards arid regions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1681-1690
Number of pages10
JournalHydrological Processes
Volume27
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2013

Keywords

  • Correlation dimension
  • Multiscaling
  • Persistence
  • Streamflow

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