Articles | Volume 23, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4333-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4333-2019
Research article
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25 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 25 Oct 2019

Time variability and uncertainty in the fraction of young water in a small headwater catchment

Michael Paul Stockinger, Heye Reemt Bogena, Andreas Lücke, Christine Stumpp, and Harry Vereecken

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (06 Apr 2019) by Patricia Saco
AR by Michael Stockinger on behalf of the Authors (25 Apr 2019)  Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 May 2019) by Patricia Saco
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Jun 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (13 Jun 2019)
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (03 Jul 2019) by Patricia Saco
AR by Michael Stockinger on behalf of the Authors (24 Jul 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Aug 2019) by Patricia Saco
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (15 Sep 2019)
ED: Publish as is (30 Sep 2019) by Patricia Saco
AR by Michael Stockinger on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2019)
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Short summary
Precipitation moves through the soil to become stream water. The fraction of precipitation that becomes stream water after 3 months (Fyw) can be calculated with the stable isotopes of water. Previously, this was done for all the isotope data available, e.g., for several years. We used 1 year of data to calculate Fyw and moved this calculation time window over the time series. Results highlight that Fyw varies in time. Comparison studies of different regions should take this into account.