Articles | Volume 24, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3451-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3451-2020
Research article
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09 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 09 Jul 2020

Sensitivity of meteorological-forcing resolution on hydrologic variables

Fadji Z. Maina, Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn, and Pouya Vahmani

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (18 Feb 2020) by Hilary McMillan
AR by Fadji Zaouna Maina on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Mar 2020) by Hilary McMillan
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (19 Apr 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 May 2020) by Hilary McMillan
AR by Fadji Zaouna Maina on behalf of the Authors (21 May 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (15 Jun 2020) by Hilary McMillan
AR by Fadji Zaouna Maina on behalf of the Authors (17 Jun 2020)
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Short summary
Projecting the changes in water resources under a no-analog future climate requires integrated hydrologic models. However, these models are plagued by several sources of uncertainty. A hydrologic model was forced with various resolutions of meteorological forcing (0.5 to 40.5 km) to assess its sensitivity to these inputs. We show that most hydrologic variables reveal biases that are seasonally and spatially dependent, which can have serious implications for calibration and water management.