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Model description paper
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DRYP 1.0: a parsimonious hydrological model of DRYland Partitioning of the water balance
E. Andrés Quichimbo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University,
Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
Michael Bliss Singer
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University,
Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
Water Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK
Earth Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Katerina Michaelides
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Earth Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Cabot Institute for the Environment, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK
Daniel E. J. Hobley
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University,
Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
ADAS RSK Ltd, Bristol, BS3 4EB, UK
Rafael Rosolem
Cabot Institute for the Environment, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK
Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol, Clifton, BS8 1TR, UK
Mark O. Cuthbert
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University,
Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
Water Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New
South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Understanding and quantifying water partitioning in dryland regions are of key importance to anticipate the future impacts of climate change in water resources and dryland ecosystems. Here, we have developed a simple hydrological model (DRYP) that incorporates the key processes of water partitioning in drylands. DRYP is a modular, versatile, and parsimonious model that can be used to anticipate and plan for climatic and anthropogenic changes to water fluxes and storage in dryland regions.
Understanding and quantifying water partitioning in dryland regions are of key importance to...
