Articles | Volume 25, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3245-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3245-2021
Research article
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15 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 15 Jun 2021

Hydrological response to warm and dry weather: do glaciers compensate?

Marit Van Tiel, Anne F. Van Loon, Jan Seibert, and Kerstin Stahl

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on hess-2021-44', Mauro Fischer, 10 Feb 2021
  • RC4: 'Comment on hess-2021-44', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Mar 2021
  • EC1: 'Editor comment on hess-2021-44', Bettina Schaefli, 01 Apr 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (01 Apr 2021) by Bettina Schaefli
AR by Marit Van Tiel on behalf of the Authors (06 May 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (18 May 2021) by Bettina Schaefli
AR by Marit Van Tiel on behalf of the Authors (24 May 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Glaciers can buffer streamflow during dry and warm periods, but under which circumstances can melt compensate precipitation deficits? Streamflow responses to warm and dry events were analyzed using long-term observations of 50 glacierized catchments in Norway, Canada, and the European Alps. Region, timing of the event, relative glacier cover, and antecedent event conditions all affect the level of compensation during these events. This implies that glaciers do not compensate straightforwardly.