Dear Authors,

I'm writing you concerning the technical note hess-2017-613
titled "Long-term memory loss of urban streams as a metric for catchment classification"
submitted to HESS Discussion.
The manuscript proposes the use of the Hurst exponent as an index for the
classification of catchments on a scale from natural to urbanised conditions.

The idea is fresh, new, and potentially useful for the Hydrologic Community.

The manuscript has received three very qualified review reports. All the reports make appreciations for the idea of the manuscript.
All of them suggest a revision of the manuscript
(in one case major, in the others minor) to clarify some points, and to improve the presentation of the work.
I appreciate also the reply to the reviewers' comments.
I think that a minor revision is necessary.
For this, I would like to invite the Authors to submit a revised version of the manuscript.

Awaiting for your revised manuscript,
best regards,

Carlo De Michele
HESS Editor

Dear Authors,

with pleasure, I communicate you that the revised version of the manuscript hess-2017-613
titled "Technical note: Long-term memory loss of urban streams as a metric for catchment classification" has been accepted for the publication on HESS journal.
I think that this paper has the potentialities to be an important reference in Statistical Hydrology Literature.

best regards,

Carlo De Michele
HESS Editor