Why has catchment evaporation increased in the  past 40 years? A data-based study in Austria

Duethmann, Doris; Blöschl, Günter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5143-2018

Articles | Volume 22, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5143-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5143-2018

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

Articles | Volume 22, issue 10

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04 Oct 2018

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Why has catchment evaporation increased in the past 40 years? A data-based study in Austria

Doris Duethmann and Günter Blöschl

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SC1: 'Where is the wind?', Axel Thomas, 12 Apr 2018
- AC1: 'Replies to the comments by Axel Thomas', Doris Duethmann, 01 Jun 2018
RC1: 'Role of precipitation needs additional analysis', Ryan Teuling, 29 Apr 2018
- AC2: 'Replies to the comments by Ryan Teuling', Doris Duethmann, 01 Jun 2018
RC2: 'attribution to soil moisture requires refinement', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Apr 2018
- AC3: 'Replies to the comments by Referee #2', Doris Duethmann, 01 Jun 2018
RC3: 'Covariance between attribution variables', Anonymous Referee #3, 07 May 2018
- AC4: 'Replies to the comments by Referee #3', Doris Duethmann, 01 Jun 2018

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

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (11 Jun 2018) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen

AR by Doris Duethmann on behalf of the Authors (11 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Jul 2018) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen

RR by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling (30 Jul 2018)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Aug 2018)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (10 Aug 2018)

ED: Publish as is (11 Aug 2018) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen

AR by Doris Duethmann on behalf of the Authors (02 Sep 2018)

Short summary

We analyze changes in catchment evaporation estimated from the water balances of 156 catchments in Austria over 1977–2014, as well as the possible causes of these changes. Our results show that catchment evaporation increased on average by 29 ± 14 mm yr⁻¹ decade⁻¹. We attribute this increase to changes in atmospheric demand (based on reference and pan evaporation), changes in vegetation (quantified by a satellite-based vegetation index), and changes in precipitation.