Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3691-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3691-2016
Research article
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08 Sep 2016
Research article |  | 08 Sep 2016

Reliability of lumped hydrological modeling in a semi-arid mountainous catchment facing water-use changes

Paul Hublart, Denis Ruelland, Inaki García de Cortázar-Atauri, Simon Gascoin, Stef Lhermitte, and Antonio Ibacache

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Mar 2016) by Ralf Merz
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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 May 2016) by Ralf Merz
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Jun 2016)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Jul 2016) by Ralf Merz
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Short summary
Our paper explores the reliability of conceptual catchment models in the dry Andes. First, we show that explicitly accounting for irrigation water use improves streamflow predictions during dry years. Second, we show that sublimation losses can be easily incorporated into temperature-based melt models without increasing model complexity too much. Our work also highlights areas requiring additional research, including the need for a better conceptualization of runoff generation processes.