Modeling the distributed effects of forest thinning on the long-term  water balance and streamflow extremes for a semi-arid basin in the southwestern US

Moreno, Hernan A.; Gupta, Hoshin V.; White, Dave D.; Sampson, David A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1241-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1241-2016

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Modeling hydrological processes and changes

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1241-2016

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Articles | Volume 20, issue 3

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29 Mar 2016

Research article |

| 29 Mar 2016

Modeling the distributed effects of forest thinning on the long-term water balance and streamflow extremes for a semi-arid basin in the southwestern US

Hernan A. Moreno, Hoshin V. Gupta, Dave D. White, and David A. Sampson

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RC C4863: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Nov 2015
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AC C6406: 'Responses to Reviews by Anonymous Referee #1', HERNAN MORENO, 28 Jan 2016
AC C6417: 'Response to Comments by Anonymous Referee #2', HERNAN MORENO, 28 Jan 2016
AC C6578: 'Additional responses to reviewers on behalf of D.A. Sampson', HERNAN MORENO, 02 Feb 2016

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Short summary

We use a distributed hydrologic model to document the potential impacts of a forest restoration project on the mean and extreme hydrologic conditions on a water-supply, semi-arid basin. Results show shifts in spatio-temporal patterns of interception, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, snow persistence and runoff production differently in contrasting aspect slopes. Forest thinning leads to net loss of surface water storage and to a less regulated runoff response during hydrologic extremes.