Space–time variability in soil moisture  droughts in the Himalayan region

Nepal, Santosh; Pradhananga, Saurav; Shrestha, Narayan Kumar; Kralisch, Sven; Shrestha, Jayandra P.; Fink, Manfred

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1761-2021

Articles | Volume 25, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1761-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1761-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 25, issue 4

Research article

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07 Apr 2021

Research article |

| 07 Apr 2021

Space–time variability in soil moisture droughts in the Himalayan region

Santosh Nepal, Saurav Pradhananga, Narayan Kumar Shrestha, Sven Kralisch, Jayandra P. Shrestha, and Manfred Fink

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RC1: 'Comments to the paper “Space-time variability of soil moisture droughts in the Himalayan region” by Nepal S. et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer #1', Santosh Nepal, 27 Nov 2020
RC2: 'Space-time variability of soil moisture droughts in the Himalayan region', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Nov 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer #2', Santosh Nepal, 27 Nov 2020
RC3: 'Hydrograph separation: an impartial parametrization for an imperfect method', Anonymous Referee #3, 04 Nov 2020
- AC3: 'Reply to reviewer #3', Santosh Nepal, 27 Nov 2020

Peer-review completion

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

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (17 Dec 2020) by Roberto Greco

AR by Santosh Nepal on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2020) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (08 Jan 2021) by Roberto Greco

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Jan 2021) by Roberto Greco

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (17 Jan 2021)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Jan 2021) by Roberto Greco

AR by Santosh Nepal on behalf of the Authors (10 Feb 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (27 Feb 2021) by Roberto Greco

AR by Santosh Nepal on behalf of the Authors (28 Feb 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

This paper examines soil moisture drought in the central Himalayan region by applying a process-based hydrological model. Our results suggest that both the occurrence and severity of droughts have increased over the last 3 decades, especially in the winter and pre-monsoon seasons. The insights provided into the frequency, spatial coverage, and severity of the drought conditions can provide valuable inputs towards improved management of water resources and greater agricultural productivity.