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03 Dec 2025
New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation
The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript. 
03 Dec 2025
New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation
The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.
27 Oct 2026
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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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27 Oct 2026
Technical note: An evaluation of error propagation in MixSIAR for root water uptake
Han Fu, Ruiqi Ren, Huijie Li, Jeffrey McDonnell, Adrià Barbeta, Wenxiu Zou, and Bingcheng Si
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-4829,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-4829, 2026
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26 Oct 2026
Integrating surface-active layer-permafrost hydrological processes: A systematic review and research framework
Guangxi Ding, Jia Qin, Shiqiang Zhang, Bingfeng Yang, Junhao Cui, Feiteng Wang, and Jianfeng Yang
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 30, 6549–6578, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6549-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6549-2026, 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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