Articles | Volume 20, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-4265-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-4265-2016
Research article
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20 Oct 2016
Research article |  | 20 Oct 2016

A systematic assessment of drought termination in the United Kingdom

Simon Parry, Robert L. Wilby, Christel Prudhomme, and Paul J. Wood

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (16 Apr 2016) by Lena M. Tallaksen
AR by Simon Parry on behalf of the Authors (25 May 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 May 2016) by Lena M. Tallaksen
RR by Henny A.J. Van Lanen (21 Jul 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Aug 2016) by Lena M. Tallaksen
AR by Simon Parry on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (05 Sep 2016) by Lena M. Tallaksen
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This paper identifies periods of recovery from drought in 52 river flow records from the UK between 1883 and 2013. The approach detects 459 events that vary in space and time. This large dataset allows individual events to be compared with others in the historical record. The ability to objectively appraise contemporary events against the historical record has not previously been possible, and may allow water managers to prepare for a range of outcomes at the end of a drought.