Multi-annual droughts in the English Lowlands: a review of their characteristics and climate drivers in the winter half-year

Folland, C. K.; Hannaford, J.; Bloomfield, J. P.; Kendon, M.; Svensson, C.; Marchant, B. P.; Prior, J.; Wallace, E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2353-2015

Articles | Volume 19, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2353-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2353-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 5

Review article

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20 May 2015

Review article |

| 20 May 2015

Multi-annual droughts in the English Lowlands: a review of their characteristics and climate drivers in the winter half-year

C. K. Folland, J. Hannaford, J. P. Bloomfield, M. Kendon, C. Svensson, B. P. Marchant, J. Prior, and E. Wallace

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SC C5498: 'Comment', Robert Wilby, 05 Dec 2014
- AC C5995: 'Reply to Short Comment by R. Wilby.', Jamie Hannaford, 09 Jan 2015
RC C5877: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Dec 2014
- AC C6006: 'Author Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Jamie Hannaford, 09 Jan 2015
SC C6119: 'NM Reviewer comments', Neil Macdonald, 19 Jan 2015
- AC C6299: 'Reply to comment by Neil MacDonald', Jamie Hannaford, 03 Feb 2015
RC C6538: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Feb 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (18 Mar 2015) by Hannah Cloke

AR by Jamie Hannaford on behalf of the Authors (17 Apr 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (20 Apr 2015) by Hannah Cloke

AR by Jamie Hannaford on behalf of the Authors (20 Apr 2015)

Short summary

The English Lowlands is a heavily populated, water-stressed region, which is vulnerable to long droughts typically associated with dry winters. We conduct a long-term (1910-present) quantitative analysis of precipitation, flow and groundwater droughts for the region, and then review potential climatic drivers. No single driver is dominant, but we demonstrate a physical link between La Nina conditions, winter rainfall and long droughts in the region.