Publications

2024

Technical note: Two-component electrical-conductivity-based hydrograph separation employing an exponential mixing model (EXPECT) provides reliable high-temporal-resolution young water fraction estimates in three small Swiss catchments

A. Gentile; J. Freiin von Freyberg; D. Gisolo; D. Canone; S. Ferraris 

Hydrology And Earth System Sciences. 2024-05-02. Vol. 28, num. 8, p. 1915-1934. DOI : 10.5194/hess-28-1915-2024.

Multi-year time series of daily solute and isotope measurements from three Swiss pre-Alpine catchments

J. L. A. Knapp; T. Napitupulu; J. Freiin von Freyberg; A. Ruecker; B. Studer et al. 

Scientific Data. 2024-04-17. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 393. DOI : 10.1038/s41597-024-03192-5.

Winter post-droughts amplify extreme nitrate concentrations in German rivers

F. Saavedra; A. Musolff; J. Freiin von Freyberg; R. Merz; K. Knoeller et al. 

Environmental Research Letters. 2024-02-01. Vol. 19, num. 2, p. 024007. DOI : 10.1088/1748-9326/ad19ed.

2023

Short-term dynamics of drainage density based on a combination of channel flow state surveys and water level measurements

I. Bujak-Ozga; H. J. (. van Meerveld; A. Prof Rinaldo; J. Freiin von Freyberg 

Hydrological Processes. 2023-12-01. Vol. 37, num. 12, p. e15041. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.15041.

2022

Investigating temporary streamflow formation in a headwater catchment of the Swiss Mentue river

N. Bonnet 

2022-10-01.

Monitoring changes in temporary stream networks during rainfall events

J. von Freyberg; I. Bujak; A. Rinaldo; I. van Meerveld 

EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria & Online, May 23-27, 2022.

Hydrological trends for three headwater catchments in the Alptal valley, Switzerland

I. van Meerveld; M. Stähli; J. Seibert; J. W. Kirchner; J. von Freyberg 

ERB 2022 18th Biennial Conference, Elba, Italy, July 7-10, 2022.

Can runoff event types explain some scatter in nitrate C-Q relationships?

F. Saveedra; A. Musolff; J. von Freyberg; R. Merz; S. Basso et al. 

EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria & Online, May 23-27, 2022.

Disentangling scatter in long-term concentration–discharge relationships: the role of event types

F. A. Saveedra; A. Musolff; J. von Freyberg; R. Merz; S. Basso et al. 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2022-12-12. Vol. 26, num. 23, p. 6227–6245. DOI : 10.5194/hess-26-6227-2022.

Disentangling Scatter in Long-Term Concentration-Discharge Relationships: the Role of Event Types

F. Saveedra; A. Musolff; J. von Freyberg; R. Merz; S. Basso et al. 

2022-04-25. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-2022-205.

Four years of daily stable water isotope data in stream water and precipitation from three Swiss catchments

J. von Freyberg; A. Rücker; M. Zappa; A. Schlumpf; B. Studer et al. 

Scientific Data. 2022-02-10. Vol. 9, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41597-022-01148-1.

2021

Four years of daily stable water isotope data in stream water and precipitation from three Swiss catchments

J. von Freyberg; A. Rücker; M. Zappa; A. Schlumpf; J. W. Kirchner et al. 

2021.

Hydrological trends and the evolution of catchment research in the Alptal valley, central Switzerland

M. Stahli; J. Seibert; J. W. Kirchner; J. von Freyberg; I. van Meerveld 

Hydrological Processes. 2021-04-01. Vol. 35, num. 4, p. e14113. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.14113.

2020

Plant and root‐zone water isotopes are difficult to measure, explain, and predict: some practical recommendations for determining plant water sources

J. von Freyberg; S. T. Allen; C. Grossiord; T. E. Dawson 

Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2020-08-05. Vol. 11, num. 11, p. 1352– 1367. DOI : 10.1111/2041-210X.13461.

Technical note: An improved discharge sensitivity metric for young water fractions

F. Gallart; J. von Freyberg; M. Valiente; J. W. Kirchner; P. Llorens et al. 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2020-03-06. Vol. 24, num. 3, p. 1101–1107. DOI : 10.5194/hess-24-1101-2020.

Concentration–discharge relationships vary among hydrological events, reflecting differences in event characteristics

J. L. A. Knapp; J. von Freyberg; B. Studer; L. Kiewiet; J. W. Kirchner 

Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences. 2020-05-15. Vol. 24, p. 2561–2576. DOI : 10.5194/hess-24-2561-2020.

Technical note: Evaluation of a low-cost evaporation protection method for portable water samplers

J. von Freyberg; J. L. A. Knapp; A. Rucker; B. Studer; J. W. Kirchner 

Hydrology And Earth System Sciences. 2020-12-08. Vol. 24, num. 12, p. 5821-5834. DOI : 10.5194/hess-24-5821-2020.

2019

Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective

G. Blöschl; M. F. Bierkens; A. Chambel; C. Cudennec; G. Destouni et al. 

Hydrological Sciences Journal. 2019-07-02. Vol. 64, num. 10, p. 1141-1158. DOI : 10.1080/02626667.2019.1620507.

What is the best time to take stream isotope samples for event-based model calibration?

L. Wang; J. von Freyberg; I. van Meerveld; J. Seiber; J. W. Kirchner 

Journal of Hydrology. 2019-07-15. Vol. 577, p. 123950. DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.123950.

Influences of forest canopy on snowpack accumulation and isotope ratios

J. von Freyberg; T. R. Bjarnadóttir; S. T. Allen 

Hydrological Processes. 2019-10-10. Vol. 34, num. 3, p. 679–690. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.13617.

Monitoring snowpack outflow volumes and their isotopic composition to better understand streamflow generation during rain-on-snow events

A. Rücker; S. Boss; J. W. Kirchner; J. von Freyberg 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2019-07-15. Vol. 23, num. 7, p. 2983–3005. DOI : 10.5194/hess-23-2983-2019.

Spatiotemporal variability in hydrochemistry of shallow groundwater in a small pre-alpine catchment: The importance of landscape elements

L. Kiewiet; J. von Freyberg; I. van Meerveld 

Hydrological Processes. 2019-05-20. Vol. 33, num. 19, p. 2502–2522. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.13517.

The Seasonal Origins of Streamwater in Switzerland

S. T. Allen; J. von Freyberg; M. Weiler; G. R. Goldsmith; J. W. Kirchner 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2019-08-27. Vol. 46, num. 17-18, p. 10425–10434. DOI : 10.1029/2019GL084552.

2018

Studying catchment storm response using event- and pre-event-water volumes as fractions of precipitation rather than discharge

J. von Freyberg; B. Studer; M. Rinderer; J. W. Kirchner 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2018-11-13. Vol. 22, num. 11, p. 5847–5865. DOI : 10.5194/hess-22-5847-2018.

Sensitivity of young water fractions to hydro-climatic forcing and landscape properties across 22 Swiss catchments

J. von Freyberg; S. T. Allen; S. Seeger; M. Weiler; J. W. Kirchner 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2018-07-19. Vol. 22, num. 7, p. 3841–3861. DOI : 10.5194/hess-22-3841-2018.

An optimized snowmelt lysimeter system for monitoring melt rates and collecting samples for stable water isotope analysis

A. Rücker; M. Zappa; S. Boss; J. von Freyberg 

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics. 2018-11-07. Vol. 67, num. 1, p. 20-31. DOI : 10.2478/johh-2018-0007.

Groundwater recharge predictions in contrasted climate: The effect of model complexity and calibration period on recharge rates

C. Moeck; J. von Freyberg; M. Schirmer 

Environmental Modelling & Software. 2018-02-11. Vol. 103, p. 74-89. DOI : 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.02.005.

Ideas and perspectives: Tracing terrestrial ecosystem water fluxes using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes – challenges and opportunities from an interdisciplinary perspective

D. Penna; L. Hopp; F. Scandellari; S. T. Allen; P. Benettin et al. 

Biogeosciences. 2018-10-30. Vol. 15, num. 21, p. 6399-6415. DOI : 10.5194/bg-15-6399-2018.

2017

A lab in the field: high-frequency analysis of water quality and stable isotopes in stream water and precipitation

J. von Freyberg; B. Studer; J. W. Kirchner 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2017-03-17. Vol. 21, num. 3, p. 1721–1739. DOI : 10.5194/hess-21-1721-2017.

2015

Estimation of groundwater recharge and drought severity with varying model complexity

J. von Freyberg; C. Moeck; M. Schirmer 

Journal of Hydrology. 2015-05-19. Vol. 527, p. 844-857. DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.05.025.

The impact of hillslope groundwater dynamics and landscape functioning in event-flow generation: a field study in the Rietholzbach catchment, Switzerland

J. von Freyberg; P. S. C. Rao; D. Radny; M. Schirmer 

Hydrogeology Journal. 2015-03-25. Vol. 23, p. 935–948. DOI : 10.1007/s10040-015-1238-1.

Vergleich unterschiedlicher Methoden zur Entnahme von Feststoffproben für mikrobielle Untersuchungen

T. Scheytt; J. von Freyberg 

Grundwasser. 2015-10-29. Vol. 20, p. 253–261. DOI : 10.1007/s00767-015-0306-8.

2014

Implications of hydrologic connectivity between hillslopes and riparian zones on streamflow composition

J. von Freyberg; D. Radny; H. E. Gall; M. Schirmer 

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 2014-07-25. Vol. 69, p. 62-74. DOI : 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2014.07.005.