Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5401-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5401-2017
Research article
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01 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 01 Nov 2017

Field-scale water balance closure in seasonally frozen conditions

Xicai Pan, Warren Helgason, Andrew Ireson, and Howard Wheater

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 Sep 2016) by Ross Woods
AR by Warren D. Helgason on behalf of the Authors (23 Feb 2017)  Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Mar 2017) by Ross Woods
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 Apr 2017)
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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (30 May 2017) by Ross Woods
AR by Warren D. Helgason on behalf of the Authors (12 Jul 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (20 Jul 2017) by Ross Woods
AR by Warren D. Helgason on behalf of the Authors (25 Jul 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (25 Jul 2017) by Ross Woods
AR by Warren D. Helgason on behalf of the Authors (04 Aug 2017)
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In this paper we present a case study from a heterogeneous pasture site in the Canadian prairies, where we have quantified the various components of the water balance on the field scale, and critically examine some of the simplifying assumptions which are often invoked when applying water budget approaches in applied hydrology. We highlight challenges caused by lateral fluxes of blowing snow and ambiguous partitioning of snow melt water into runoff and infiltration.