Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1397-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1397-2017
Research article
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08 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 08 Mar 2017

The European 2015 drought from a climatological perspective

Monica Ionita, Lena M. Tallaksen, Daniel G. Kingston, James H. Stagge, Gregor Laaha, Henny A. J. Van Lanen, Patrick Scholz, Silvia M. Chelcea, and Klaus Haslinger

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 Sep 2016) by Kerstin Stahl
AR by Monica Ionita-Scholz on behalf of the Authors (14 Nov 2016)
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Nov 2016) by Kerstin Stahl
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (03 Dec 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (02 Jan 2017) by Kerstin Stahl
AR by Monica Ionita-Scholz on behalf of the Authors (27 Jan 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (16 Feb 2017) by Kerstin Stahl
AR by Monica Ionita-Scholz on behalf of the Authors (19 Feb 2017)  Manuscript 
Short summary
This paper analyses the European summer drought of 2015 from a climatological perspective, including its origin and spatial and temporal development, and how it compares with the 2003 event. It discusses the main contributing factors controlling the occurrence and persistence of the event: temperature and precipitation anomalies, blocking episodes and sea surface temperatures. The results represent the outcome of a collaborative initiative of members of UNESCO’s FRIEND-Water program.