Articles | Volume 22, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-595-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-595-2018
Research article
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24 Jan 2018
Research article |  | 24 Jan 2018

Spatial characterization of long-term hydrological change in the Arkavathy watershed adjacent to Bangalore, India

Gopal Penny, Veena Srinivasan, Iryna Dronova, Sharachchandra Lele, and Sally Thompson

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (28 Feb 2017) by Shraddhanand Shukla
AR by Gopal Penny on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Apr 2017) by Shraddhanand Shukla
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 May 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (12 May 2017)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (10 Jun 2017) by Shraddhanand Shukla
AR by Gopal Penny on behalf of the Authors (21 Jul 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Aug 2017) by Shraddhanand Shukla
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Sep 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (14 Sep 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (03 Oct 2017) by Shraddhanand Shukla
AR by Gopal Penny on behalf of the Authors (24 Oct 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (29 Nov 2017) by Shraddhanand Shukla
AR by Gopal Penny on behalf of the Authors (11 Dec 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (14 Dec 2017) by Shraddhanand Shukla
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Short summary
Water resources in the Arkavathy watershed in southern India are changing due to human modification of the landscape, including changing agricultural practices and urbanization. We analyze surface water resources in man-made lakes in satellite imagery over a period of 4 decades and find drying in the northern part of the watershed (characterized by heavy agriculture) and wetting downstream of urban areas. Drying in the watershed is associated with groundwater-irrigated agriculture.