Understanding terrestrial water storage variations  in northern latitudes across scales

Trautmann, Tina; Koirala, Sujan; Carvalhais, Nuno; Eicker, Annette; Fink, Manfred; Niemann, Christoph; Jung, Martin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4061-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4061-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4061-2018

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27 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 27 Jul 2018

Understanding terrestrial water storage variations in northern latitudes across scales

Tina Trautmann, Sujan Koirala, Nuno Carvalhais, Annette Eicker, Manfred Fink, Christoph Niemann, and Martin Jung

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RC1: 'Referee Comment', Vincent Humphrey, 22 Feb 2018
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RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Understanding terrestrial water storage variations in northern latitudes across scales” by Tina Trautmann et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Feb 2018
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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (18 Apr 2018) by Jean-Christophe Calvet

AR by Tina Trautmann on behalf of the Authors (30 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 Jun 2018) by Jean-Christophe Calvet

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (03 Jul 2018)

RR by Vincent Humphrey (05 Jul 2018)

ED: Publish as is (11 Jul 2018) by Jean-Christophe Calvet

AR by Tina Trautmann on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2018)

Short summary

In this study, we adjust a simple hydrological model to several observational datasets, including satellite observations of the land's total water storage. We apply the model to northern latitudes and find that the dominating factor of changes in the total water storage depends on both the spatial and temporal scale of analysis. While snow dominates seasonal variations, liquid water determines year-to-year variations, yet with increasing contribution of snow when averaging over larger regions.