Understanding the potential of climate teleconnections  to project future groundwater drought

Rust, William; Holman, Ian; Bloomfield, John; Cuthbert, Mark; Corstanje, Ron

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3233-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3233-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3233-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 8

Research article

|

08 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 08 Aug 2019

Understanding the potential of climate teleconnections to project future groundwater drought

William Rust, Ian Holman, John Bloomfield, Mark Cuthbert, and Ron Corstanje

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Revison - Understanding the potential of climate teleconnections to project future groundwater drought', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Apr 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Apr 2019', William Rust, 19 Jun 2019
RC2: 'Revison - Understanding the potential of climate teleconnections to project future groundwater drought', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Apr 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Apr 2019', William Rust, 19 Jun 2019
RC3: 'Review - Understanding the potential of climate teleconnections to project future groundwater drought', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 May 2019
- AC3: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2, 13 May 2019', William Rust, 19 Jun 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (23 Jun 2019) by Louise Slater

AR by William Rust on behalf of the Authors (11 Jul 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Jul 2019) by Louise Slater

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Jul 2019)

ED: Publish as is (17 Jul 2019) by Louise Slater

Short summary

We show that major groundwater resources in the UK exhibit strong multi-year cycles, accounting for up to 40 % of total groundwater level variability. By comparing these cycles with recorded widespread groundwater droughts over the past 60 years, we provide evidence that climatic systems (such as the North Atlantic Oscillation) ultimately drive drought-risk periods in UK groundwater. The recursive nature of these drought-risk periods may lead to improved preparedness for future droughts.