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: Theresa Blume, Alberto Guadagnini, and Thom Bogaard & Hilary McMillan
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS) is a not-for-profit international two-stage open-access journal for the publication of original research in hydrology. HESS encourages and supports fundamental and applied research that advances the understanding of hydrological systems, their role in providing water for ecosystems and society, and the role of the water cycle in the functioning of the Earth system. A multi-disciplinary approach is encouraged that broadens the hydrological perspective and the advancement of hydrological science through integration with other cognate sciences and cross-fertilization across disciplinary boundaries.
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11 Nov 2026
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11 Nov 2026
Getting too many editor calls?
You can now customize how you receive editor calls. Head over to "My settings" to choose between instant notifications for each manuscript or a single weekly summary of unassigned papers in your field. You can also log any upcoming absences there; if an executive editor tries to assign you a manuscript while you are away, they will automatically see that you are out.
11 Nov 2026
Geophysically-informed modelling and interpretation of cosmic-ray neutron sensing response to soil moisture spatiotemporal dynamics
Luca Peruzzo, Viola Cioffi, Mirko Pavoni, Markus Köhli, Jannis Weimar, Matteo Censini, Daniele Penna, Francesca Manca di Villahermosa, Paolo Benettin, and Giorgio Cassiani
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5633,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5633, 2026
Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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10 Nov 2026
Is earlier always better? A comparative assessment of an early-stage response window for rainfall timing in multiyear drought alleviation in China
Yichen Zhang, Fubao Sun, Wenbin Liu, Jie Zhang, Wenli Lai, Jiquan Lin, Wenchao Sun, Wenjie Liu, Zhongyi Sun, and Peng Wang
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 30, 6963–6981, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6963-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6963-2026, 2026
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27 Oct 2026
Technical note: Machine learning metamodelling for global sensitivity analysis
Patricio Yeste, Lieke A. Melsen, João Paulo L. F. Brêda, Nicolás Tacoronte, Andrea Saltelli, Giulia Vannucci, Roberta Siciliano, and Axel Bronstert
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 30, 6579–6597, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6579-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6579-2026, 2026
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25 Aug 2026
Learning evaporative fraction with memory
Wenli Zhao, Alexander J. Winkler, Markus Reichstein, Rene Orth, and Pierre Gentine
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 30, 5373–5394, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5373-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5373-2026, 2026
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15 Jul 2026
Wildfire-induced disruptions to evapotranspiration, runoff, and water-balance closure across California's water supply watersheds
Ziying Han, Han Guo, Michael L. Goulden, and Roger C. Bales
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 30, 4367–4382, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-4367-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-4367-2026, 2026
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