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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-599-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-599-2021
Research article
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25 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 25 Oct 2021

Non-linear hydrologic organization

Allen Hunt, Boris Faybishenko, and Behzad Ghanbarian

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The same power law we previously used to quantify growth of tree roots in time describes equally the assemblage of river networks in time. Even the basic length scale of both networks is the same. The one difference is that the basic time scale is ca. 10 times shorter for drainage networks than for tree roots, since the relevant flow rate is 10 times faster. This result overturns the understanding of drainage networks and forms a basis to organize thoughts about surface and subsurface hydrology.