Linking Streamflow Trends with Land Cover Change in a Southern US Water Tower
Streamflow conditions, and trends thereof, are critical drivers of all aspects of stream geomorphology, sediment and nutrient transport, and ecology. Using the non-parametric Mann-Kendall test, we analyzed annual streamflow trends from 1996 to 2021 for the Southern Appalachian region. The forested highlands receive high amounts of rain and act as a “water tower” for the […]
