A review of hydrologic signatures and their applications

• Published in: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Water Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. e1499 - n/a
• Main Author: McMillan, Hilary K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: flow indices; flow metrics; Hydrologic data; Hydrologic models; hydrologic signatures; Hydrology; Information processing; Learning algorithms; Machine learning; Runoff; Signatures; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Uptake; Watersheds

Hydrologic signatures are quantitative metrics or indices that describe statistical or dynamical properties of hydrologic data series, primarily streamflow. Hydrologic signatures were first used in eco‐hydrology to assess alterations in flow regime, and have since seen wide uptake across a variety o...