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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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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.
23 Sep 2026
Predicting streamflow drought in the conterminous United States using machine learning and a donor-gage approach, 1982–2020
Aaron Heldmyer, Roy Sando, Caelan Simeone, Michael Wieczorek, Scott Hamshaw, Phillip Goodling, Ryan McShane, Jeremy Diaz, David Watkins, Bryce Pulver, Apoorva Shastry, Konrad Hafen, and John Hammond
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 30, 5925–5945, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5925-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5925-2026, 2026
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21 Sep 2026
Decomposing Non-Stationarity for Soil Moisture Prediction: A Hybrid Statistical-Deep Learning Framework Integrating Periodic, Trend, and Residual Components
Chenlu Yu, Dong Wang, Vijay P. Singh, Pengcheng Xu, Chenjian Yan, Xiankui Zeng, Jianguo Jiang, Mei Li, Qun Li, Shengtian Zhang, and Jichun Wu
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-4803,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-4803, 2026
Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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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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