Articles | Volume 21, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5065-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5065-2017
Research article
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09 Oct 2017
Research article |  | 09 Oct 2017

Human amplified changes in precipitation–runoff patterns in large river basins of the Midwestern United States

Sara A. Kelly, Zeinab Takbiri, Patrick Belmont, and Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

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Humans have profoundly altered land cover and soil drainage for agricultural purposes in the Midwestern USA. Here we investigate whether climate alone can explain recent increases in observed streamflows throughout the region. Using multiple analyses, including statistical tests and water budgets, we conclude that historical drainage installation has likely amplified the streamflow response to regional precipitation increases. We stress that better documentation of artificial drainage is needed.