Streamflow recession patterns can help unravel the role of climate and humans in landscape co-evolution

Bogaart, Patrick W.; van der Velde, Ype; Lyon, Steve W.; Dekker, Stefan C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1413-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1413-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1413-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 4

Research article

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15 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 15 Apr 2016

Streamflow recession patterns can help unravel the role of climate and humans in landscape co-evolution

Patrick W. Bogaart, Ype van der Velde, Steve W. Lyon, and Stefan C. Dekker

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Final revised paper (published on 15 Apr 2016)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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SC C3901: 'covariance of power law recession parameters and defining a characteristic time scale', David Rupp, 28 Sep 2015
- AC C4124: 'Reply to the comment by Ross en Woods', Patrick Bogaart, 06 Oct 2015
  - AC C4130: 'Apologies: should be: Rupp and Woods...', Patrick Bogaart, 06 Oct 2015
    - SC C4256: 'reply to reply to comment by Rupp and Woods', David Rupp, 14 Oct 2015
SC C4115: 'Comment on the article "Stream flow recession patterns can help unravel the role of climate and humans in landscape co-evolution" by Bogaart et al.', Basudev Biswal, 06 Oct 2015
RC C4257: 'Review', Hilary McMillan, 15 Oct 2015
SC C4363: 'On the interaction of the Brutsaert and Nieber model parameters', John Ding, 23 Oct 2015
SC C4476: 'Review: Stream flow recession patterns can help unravel the role of climate and humans in landscape co-evolution', Mark Wilde, 27 Oct 2015
- SC C4481: 'Additional note to review', Mark Wilde, 27 Oct 2015
SC C4507: 'Student review', Lianne de Bie, 29 Oct 2015
SC C4732: 'Student review', Mathijs Meering, 08 Nov 2015
RC C6004: 'Review discussion paper "Stream flow recession patterns can help unravel the role of climate and humans in landscape co-evolution"', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Jan 2016

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

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (21 Jan 2016) by Stefan Uhlenbrook

AR by Patrick Bogaart on behalf of the Authors (11 Feb 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (16 Mar 2016) by Stefan Uhlenbrook

AR by Patrick Bogaart on behalf of the Authors (24 Mar 2016)

Short summary

We analyse how stream discharge declines after rain storms. This "recession" behaviour contains information about the capacity of the catchment to hold or release water. Looking at many rivers in Sweden, we were able to link distinct recession regimes to land use and catchment characteristics. Trends in recession behaviour are found to correspond to intensifying agriculture and extensive reforestation. We conclude that both humans and nature reorganizes the soil in order to enhance efficiency.