Quantification and Analysis of Hydrograph Behavior Using Groundwater Signatures.

ABSTRACT: The study of hydraulic head changes over time is a common task for groundwater hydrologists. Groundwater signatures are numerical metrics, or statistical aggregates, that quantify the behavior observed in hydraulic head hydrographs. Signatures can be helpful in a number of classical hydrological tasks, such as hydrograph classification, clustering, change detection, and model evaluation, selection, and calibration. Despite the potential benefits of using signatures in groundwater studies, their application has not yet been thoroughly explored. To support research into the application of signatures in groundwater studies, we introduce the new groundwater signatures module from the Pastas software. The signatures module is written in Python, fully tested and documented, and available as open

SUBMITTER: Collenteur RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12435145 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature