Articles | Volume 26, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2561-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2561-2022
Research article
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17 May 2022
Research article |  | 17 May 2022

Influences of land use changes on the dynamics of water quantity and quality in the German lowland catchment of the Stör

Chaogui Lei, Paul D. Wagner, and Nicola Fohrer

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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-2021-476', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Oct 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Chaogui Lei, 13 Dec 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on hess-2021-476', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Oct 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Chaogui Lei, 13 Dec 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on hess-2021-476', Anonymous Referee #3, 14 Nov 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Chaogui Lei, 13 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (14 Jan 2022) by Yi He
AR by Chaogui Lei on behalf of the Authors (23 Feb 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Mar 2022) by Yi He
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (18 Mar 2022)
ED: Publish as is (11 Apr 2022) by Yi He
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Short summary
We presented an integrated approach to hydrologic modeling and partial least squares regression quantifying land use change impacts on water and nutrient balance over 3 decades. Results highlight that most variations (70 %–80 %) in water quantity and quality variables are explained by changes in land use class-specific areas and landscape metrics. Arable land influences water quantity and quality the most. The study provides insights on water resources management in rural lowland catchments.