Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2233-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2233-2017
Research article
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26 Apr 2017
Research article |  | 26 Apr 2017

Historical and future trends in wetting and drying in 291 catchments across China

Zhongwang Chen, Huimin Lei, Hanbo Yang, Dawen Yang, and Yongqiang Cao

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (09 Feb 2017) by Jan Seibert
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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Mar 2017) by Jan Seibert
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Short summary
The significant climate changes remind us to characterize the hydrological response to it. Based on the long-term observed hydrological and meteorological data in 291 catchments across China, we find a pattern of the response stating that drier regions are more likely to become drier, whereas wetter regions are more likely to become wetter. We also reveal that the precipitation changes play the most significant role in this process.