peer review report 2 on assessing the role of uncertain precipitation estimates on the robustness of hydrological model parameters under highly variable climate conditions

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Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 9 (2017) 94–95

Journal of Hydrology: Regional

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Peer review report 2 on “Assessing the role of uncertain precipitation estimates on the robustness of hydrological model parameters under highly variable climate conditions”

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DOI of the original article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2016.09.003

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2016.12.053

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6)Lines126–128:Theauthorsmentionalldatasetsareresampled(orinthiscaseupscaled)to0.1degree,whatisthe originalresolutionoftheSRTM?

7)Line214–217:Fig.2showsregionA2ashaving3outof7correlationcoefficientsbeinginsignificant.Isitstillan acceptablechoicetousethisbasin?Perhapstheauthorscanfurtherjustifythedecisionofitsinclusion

8)Line230:“the”insteadof“he”

9)ParagraphstartingatLine291:Thesummaryofthesensitivityanalysisisnice,butitwouldbegreatiftheauthors couldprovidesomecommentastowhytheythinkthese3particularparameters(GwLoss,PPrefFlowandCalEvap)areso influentialandwhytheinteractionofparametersinmodelrunsforsomeprecipitationproductsisweakandothersare strong

10)Line330:is6monthssufficientforawarm-upperiodforthisstudyarea(i.e.hastherebeenasufficientwet/drycycle

tominimizetheimpactofmemoryofinitialconditions)?

11)Line613:again,discussiononpossibilitiesastowhytheseparametersaresensitivewouldbegood

12)BulletpointstartingonLine628:ThisisaratherstrongstatementagainstuseCMORPHV1.0,GSMapandPERSIANN

inSouthernAfrica,especiallysinceotheruncertainties(particularlythoserelatedtomodelassumptions/structure)arenot reallyaccountedforinthisstudy.AqualifyingstatementthatthisisthecasefortheLISFLOODmodelinparticularoratleast

anacknowledgementofunaccountedforuncertaintiesisprobablyinorder

13)Line647:“too”insteadof“to”

Ph.D AndreaThorstensen TheHenrySamueliSchoolofEngineering,CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,zotcode2175,Universityof

California,IrvineIrvine,CA92697-2175,UnitedStates