Groundwater influence on soil moisture memory and land–atmosphere fluxes in the Iberian Peninsula

Martínez-de la Torre, Alberto; Miguez-Macho, Gonzalo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4909-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4909-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4909-2019

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Articles | Volume 23, issue 12

Research article

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02 Dec 2019

Research article |

| 02 Dec 2019

Groundwater influence on soil moisture memory and land–atmosphere fluxes in the Iberian Peninsula

Alberto Martínez-de la Torre and Gonzalo Miguez-Macho

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

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RC1: 'Review for the Paper hess-2018-626', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Feb 2019
- AC1: 'Response to R1', Alberto Martinez-de la Torre, 08 Jul 2019
RC2: 'Review of manuscript hess-2018-626 by Martinez-de la Torre & Miguez-Macho', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Response to R2', Alberto Martinez-de la Torre, 08 Jul 2019
RC3: 'Review of Groundwater influence on soil moisture memory and land-atmosphere interactions in the Iberian Peninsula', Anonymous Referee #3, 04 Apr 2019
- AC3: 'Response to R3', Alberto Martinez-de la Torre, 09 Jul 2019
AC4: 'revised version of final manuscript', Alberto Martinez-de la Torre, 24 Jul 2019

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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) (13 Jul 2019) by Eric Martin

AR by Alberto Martinez-de la Torre on behalf of the Authors (24 Jul 2019) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Aug 2019) by Eric Martin

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (21 Sep 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Oct 2019) by Eric Martin

AR by Alberto Martinez-de la Torre on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 Oct 2019) by Eric Martin

AR by Alberto Martinez-de la Torre on behalf of the Authors (02 Nov 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

Over semi-arid regions, it is essential to have a correct representation of the groundwater processes in climate modelling. We present a land surface and groundwater model that incorporates groundwater–soil interactions, groundwater–rivers flow and lateral transport at the subsurface. We study the groundwater influence on soil moisture distribution and memory, and on evapotranspiration in the Iberian Peninsula. Shallow water table regions persist and provide water to the surface during droughts.