Articles | Volume 26, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-6457-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-6457-2022
Research article
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22 Dec 2022
Research article | Highlight paper |  | 22 Dec 2022

Global evaluation of the “dry gets drier, and wet gets wetter” paradigm from a terrestrial water storage change perspective

Jinghua Xiong, Shenglian Guo, Abhishek, Jie Chen, and Jiabo Yin

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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-2022-190', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Jun 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Shenglian Guo, 19 Jul 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on hess-2022-190', Yannis Markonis, 22 Jun 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Shenglian Guo, 19 Jul 2022
  • RC3: 'Comment on hess-2022-190', Anonymous Referee #3, 22 Jun 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Shenglian Guo, 19 Jul 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (29 Jul 2022) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling
AR by Shenglian Guo on behalf of the Authors (02 Aug 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Aug 2022) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (15 Sep 2022)
RR by Yannis Markonis (22 Sep 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (23 Sep 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (02 Oct 2022) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling
AR by Shenglian Guo on behalf of the Authors (15 Oct 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (05 Nov 2022) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling
AR by Shenglian Guo on behalf of the Authors (12 Nov 2022)  Manuscript 

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Shenglian Guo on behalf of the Authors (20 Dec 2022)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (20 Dec 2022) by Adriaan J. (Ryan) Teuling
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Executive editor
This work addresses the important issue of the "dry gets drier wet gets wetter" paradigm from a new perspective using terrestrial water storage estimates. The paper can be an important contribution to the debate on how climate change will impact the global distribution of aridity.
Short summary
Although the "dry gets drier, and wet gets wetter (DDWW)" paradigm is prevalent in summarizing wetting and drying trends, we show that only 11.01 %–40.84 % of the global land confirms and 10.21 %–35.43 % contradicts the paradigm during 1985–2014 from a terrestrial water storage change perspective. Similar proportions that intensify with the increasing emission scenarios persist until the end of the 21st century. Findings benefit understanding of global hydrological responses to climate change.