The influence of water table depth on evapotranspiration  in the Amazon arc of deforestation

O'Connor, John; Santos, Maria J.; Rebel, Karin T.; Dekker, Stefan C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3917-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3917-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3917-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 9

Research article

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25 Sep 2019

Research article |

| 25 Sep 2019

The influence of water table depth on evapotranspiration in the Amazon arc of deforestation

John O'Connor, Maria J. Santos, Karin T. Rebel, and Stefan C. Dekker

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RC1: 'hess-2019-47', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'AC Reply to Review1', John O'Connor, 10 May 2019
RC2: 'hess-2019-47 review', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'AC Reply to Review2', John O'Connor, 10 May 2019

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

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (12 May 2019) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling

AR by John O'Connor on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (24 Jun 2019) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling

RR by Anne Hoek van Dijke (23 Jul 2019)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (30 Jul 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Jul 2019) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling

AR by John O'Connor on behalf of the Authors (09 Aug 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Aug 2019) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling

AR by John O'Connor on behalf of the Authors (27 Aug 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

The Amazon rainforest has undergone extensive land use change, which greatly reduces the rate of evapotranspiration. Forest with deep roots is replaced by agriculture with shallow roots. The difference in rooting depth can greatly reduce access to water, especially during the dry season. However, large areas of the Amazon have a sufficiently shallow water table that may provide access for agriculture. We used remote sensing observations to compare the impact of deep and shallow water tables.