Davies, Jessica and Beven, Keith and Nyberg, Lars and Rodhe, Allan (2011) A discrete particle representation of hillslope hydrology : hypothesis testing in reproducing a tracer experiment at Gardsjon, Sweden. Hydrological Processes, 25 (23). pp. 3602-3612. ISSN 0885-6087
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Despite the long history of the continuum equation approach in hydrology, it is not a necessary approach to the formulation of a physically based representation of hillslope hydrology. The Multiple Interacting Pathways ( MIPs) model is a discrete realization that allows hillslope response and transport to be simultaneously explored in a way that reflects the potential occurrence of preferential flows and lengths of pathways. The MIPs model uses random particle tracking methods to represent the flow of water within the subsurface alongside velocity distributions that acknowledge preferential flows and transition probability matrices, which control flow pathways. An initial realization of this model is presented here in application to a tracer experiment carried out in Gardsjon, Sweden. The model is used as an exploratory tool, testing several hypotheses in relation to this experiment.