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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2111
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2111
28 Nov 2023
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A hybrid data-driven approach to analyze the drivers of lake level dynamics

Márk Somogyvári, Dieter Scherer, Frederik Bart, Ute Fehrenbach, Akpona Okujeni, and Tobias Krueger

Abstract. Lakes are directly exposed to climate variations, as their recharge processes are driven by precipitation and evapotranspiration, and indirectly via groundwater trends, changing ecosystems and changing water use.

In this study, we present a downward model development approach that uses models of increasing complexity to identify and quantify the dependence of lake level variations on climatic and other factors. The presented methodology uses high-resolution gridded weather data inputs that were obtained from dynamically downscaled ERA5 reanalysis data. Previously missing fluxes and previously unknown turning points in the system behavior are identified via a water balance model. The detailed lake level response to weather events is analyzed by calibrating data-driven models over different segments of the data timeseries. Changes in lake level dynamics are then inferred from the parameters and simulations of these models.

The methodology is developed and presented on the example of the Groß Glienicker Lake, a groundwater-fed lake in eastern Germany, that has been experiencing increasing water loss in the last half century. We show that lake dynamics were mainly controlled by climatic variations in this period, and we identified two different phases with systematic differences in behavior. The increasing water loss during the last decade, however, cannot be accounted for by climate change. Our analysis suggests that this alteration is caused by the combination of regional groundwater decline and vegetation growth in the catchment area, with some additional impact from changes in the local rainwater infrastructure.

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20 Sep 2024
A hybrid data-driven approach to analyze the drivers of lake level dynamics
Márk Somogyvári, Dieter Scherer, Frederik Bart, Ute Fehrenbach, Akpona Okujeni, and Tobias Krueger
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 4331–4348, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4331-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4331-2024, 2024
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Márk Somogyvári, Dieter Scherer, Frederik Bart, Ute Fehrenbach, Akpona Okujeni, and Tobias Krueger

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2111', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Dec 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Márk Somogyvári, 14 Feb 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2111', Stephan Schulz, 10 Jan 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Márk Somogyvári, 14 Feb 2024

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2111', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Dec 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Márk Somogyvári, 14 Feb 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2111', Stephan Schulz, 10 Jan 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Márk Somogyvári, 14 Feb 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (17 Mar 2024) by Theresa Blume
AR by Márk Somogyvári on behalf of the Authors (29 Apr 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 May 2024) by Theresa Blume
RR by Stephan Schulz (10 Jun 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 Jun 2024)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Jun 2024) by Theresa Blume
AR by Márk Somogyvári on behalf of the Authors (10 Jul 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Jul 2024) by Theresa Blume
AR by Márk Somogyvári on behalf of the Authors (04 Aug 2024)  Author's response   Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

20 Sep 2024
A hybrid data-driven approach to analyze the drivers of lake level dynamics
Márk Somogyvári, Dieter Scherer, Frederik Bart, Ute Fehrenbach, Akpona Okujeni, and Tobias Krueger
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 4331–4348, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4331-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4331-2024, 2024
Short summary
Márk Somogyvári, Dieter Scherer, Frederik Bart, Ute Fehrenbach, Akpona Okujeni, and Tobias Krueger
Márk Somogyvári, Dieter Scherer, Frederik Bart, Ute Fehrenbach, Akpona Okujeni, and Tobias Krueger

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We study the drivers behind the changes in lake levels, via creating a series of models from least to more complex. In this study we have shown that the decreasing levels of the Groß Glienicker Lake in Germany are not simply the result of changes in climate, but it is affected by other processes. In our example reduced inflow from a growing forest, regionally sinking groundwater levels and the modifications in the local rainwater infrastructure together resulted in an increasing lake level loss.