TY - JOUR AU - Eludoyin, Adebayo O. AU - Griffith, Bruce AU - Orr, Robert J. AU - Bol, Roland AU - Quine, Timothy A. AU - Brazier, Richard E. TI - An evaluation of the hysteresis in chemical concentration–discharge ( C – Q ) relationships from drained, intensively managed grasslands in southwest England JO - Hydrological sciences journal VL - 62 IS - 8 SN - 2150-3435 CY - Wallingford PB - IAHS Press M1 - FZJ-2017-06458 SP - 1243 - 1254 PY - 2017 AB - This study examined the hysteresis exhibited in concentration–discharge (C–Q) relationships in the runoff from four hydrologically separated fields (catchments) at an intensively managed grassland. The objectives were to examine C–Q relationships constructed from high-resolution time series of flow, temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrate and turbidity, and their implications for hydrological processes. High-resolution datasets from the quality assured records of the Rothamsted Research North Wyke Farm Platform in the UK were examined using a graphical method and cross-correlation statistics. The study found that storm events based C–Q hysteresis reflects the cross-correlation that is generally hidden in time series analysis of large datasets, and that although Q and water quality variables can be effectively influenced by catchment size, the C–Q relationship is less significantly influenced. The dominant C–Q relationships of the water variables in the study area reflect that saturated overland flow was prevalent during the study period in the catchments, while the CCF results indicate coupled transfer of sediments and solute in the area at lag ≥ 0. LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000403800000005 DO - DOI:10.1080/02626667.2017.1313979 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/837570 ER -