baseflow-separation

Python river discharge base flow separation methods

Some definitions

Base flow is defined as the discharge which enters a stream channel mainly from groundwater, but also from lakes and glaciers, during long periods when no precipitation or snowmelt occurs (WMO,2012).

Base flow separation approaches

• Graphical
• Digital Filters
• Signal decomposition

References

• WMO. International Glossary of Hydrology (WMO- No. 385), 2012.