Coupling biophysical processes and water rights  to simulate spatially distributed water use in  an intensively managed hydrologic system

Han, Bangshuai; Benner, Shawn G.; Bolte, John P.; Vache, Kellie B.; Flores, Alejandro N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3671-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3671-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3671-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

Research article

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20 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 20 Jul 2017

Coupling biophysical processes and water rights to simulate spatially distributed water use in an intensively managed hydrologic system

Bangshuai Han, Shawn G. Benner, John P. Bolte, Kellie B. Vache, and Alejandro N. Flores

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Final revised paper (published on 20 Jul 2017)
Preprint (discussion started on 13 Mar 2017)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Coupled modeling of hydrology cycle and water rights', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Mar 2017
- AC1: 'Response to RC1', Bangshuai Han, 03 Apr 2017
- AC2: 'Updated Response to RC1', Bangshuai Han, 04 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Review of "Coupling biophysical processes and water rights to simulate spatially distributed water use in an intensively managed hydrologic system"', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Mar 2017
- AC3: 'Response to RC2', Bangshuai Han, 14 Apr 2017
RC3: 'Review of "Coupling biophysical processes and water rights to simulate spatially distributed water use in an intensively managed hydrologic system"', Anonymous Referee #3, 03 Apr 2017
- AC4: 'Response to RC3', Bangshuai Han, 14 Apr 2017

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

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (10 May 2017) by Murugesu Sivapalan

AR by Bangshuai Han on behalf of the Authors (19 May 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Jun 2017) by Murugesu Sivapalan

AR by Bangshuai Han on behalf of the Authors (12 Jun 2017)

Short summary

The western US relies heavily on irrigation water which is allocated following local water rights. We develop and test a novel model that explicitly integrates water rights into a conceptual hydrologic model to spatially allocate irrigation water. The model well captures the timing and magnitude of irrigation water allocation in our study area and is applicable to semi-arid regions with similar water right regulations. The results could inform future water policies and management decisions.