Articles | Volume 24, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3677-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3677-2020
Research article
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23 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 23 Jul 2020

Assessment and projection of the water budget over western Canada using convection-permitting weather research and forecasting simulations

Sopan Kurkute, Zhenhua Li, Yanping Li, and Fei Huo

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (12 Mar 2020) by John Hanesiak
AR by Yanping Li on behalf of the Authors (18 Mar 2020)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Mar 2020) by John Hanesiak
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (03 Apr 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (01 May 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 May 2020) by John Hanesiak
AR by Yanping Li on behalf of the Authors (14 May 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (26 May 2020) by John Hanesiak
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Our research has analyzed the surface water budget and atmospheric water vapour budget over western Canada from a set of convection-permitting regional climate simulations. The pseudo-global-warming simulation shows a great increase in evapotranspiration and an enhanced water cycle. We found that the orographic effect on the water vapour budget is significant over the Saskatchewan River basin, indicating the need for high-resolution regional climate modelling to reflect the effects.