From engineering hydrology to Earth system science: milestones in the transformation of hydrologic science

Sivapalan, Murugesu

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1665-2018

Articles | Volume 22, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1665-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1665-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 3

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07 Mar 2018

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From engineering hydrology to Earth system science: milestones in the transformation of hydrologic science

Murugesu Sivapalan

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Final revised paper (published on 07 Mar 2018)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of Sivapalan: From Engineering Hydrology to Earth System Science', Keith Beven, 27 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to Keith Beven', Murugesu Sivapalan, 25 Jan 2018
SC1: 'Another eye into the world of the Budyko hypothesis', John Ding, 15 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to John Ding', Murugesu Sivapalan, 25 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Review of “From Engineering Hydrology to Earth System Science: Milestones in the Transformation of Hydrologic Science” by Murugesu Sivapalan.', Marc Bierkens, 07 Jan 2018
- AC3: 'Author response to Marc Bierkens', Murugesu Sivapalan, 27 Jan 2018
- AC4: 'Revised manuscript in response to all reviewers', Murugesu Sivapalan, 27 Jan 2018

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

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (02 Feb 2018) by Erwin Zehe

AR by Murugesu Sivapalan on behalf of the Authors (02 Feb 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (05 Feb 2018) by Erwin Zehe

AR by Murugesu Sivapalan on behalf of the Authors (06 Feb 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

The paper presents major milestones in the transformation of hydrologic science over the last 50 years from engineering hydrology to Earth system science. This transformation has involved a transition from a focus on time (empirical) to space (Newtonian mechanics), and to time (Darwinian co-evolution). Hydrology is now well positioned to again return to a focus on space or space–time and a move towards regional process hydrology.