Recent changes to the hydrological cycle of an Arctic basin  at the tundra–taiga transition

Krogh, Sebastian A.; Pomeroy, John W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3993-2018

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Research article

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26 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 26 Jul 2018

Recent changes to the hydrological cycle of an Arctic basin at the tundra–taiga transition

Sebastian A. Krogh and John W. Pomeroy

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Final revised paper (published on 26 Jul 2018)
Preprint (discussion started on 21 Mar 2018)

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

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RC1: 'Reviewer 1', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Mar 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1 from Krogh and Pomeroy', Sebastian Krogh, 11 Jun 2018
RC2: 'Review #2', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 May 2018
- AC2: 'Reply from Krogh and Pomeroy to RC2', Sebastian Krogh, 11 Jun 2018
EC1: 'Editor comment', Bettina Schaefli, 12 Jun 2018
- AC3: 'Manuscript Submission with corrections', Sebastian Krogh, 30 Jun 2018

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

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (03 Jul 2018) by Bettina Schaefli

AR by Sebastian Krogh on behalf of the Authors (03 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Jul 2018) by Bettina Schaefli

AR by Sebastian Krogh on behalf of the Authors (05 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The Arctic has warmed and vegetation has expanded; however, impacts on hydrology are poorly understood. This study used observed meteorology from the last 56 years and changes in vegetation to simulate the water cycle of an Arctic headwater basin. Several changes were found: decreased snow cover duration, deeper permafrost and earlier peak flows. Most changes are from climate change; however, vegetation impacts blowing snow, partially compensating the impact of climate change on streamflow.