Baseflow production from partially peat-covered catchments, Jonsvatnet, Mid-Norway
Abstract
Forkortet: To their wide areal extent and high water release capability, peatland ecosystems must have a significant, albeit hitherto poorly quantified, influence on baseflow production in partially peatcovered catchments. This study reports the baseflow production capability of both peatlands and surrounding bedrock uplands in mid-Norway, where the percent areal coverage of peatlands for twenty eight pristine catchments ranges from 1.3 % to 25.9 %. Their baseflow production capabilities, expressed as specific groundwater flux, were calculated statistically as averages over all the catchments studied.