Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Open Access Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 11, 1301–1342, 2014 Hydrology and www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/11/1301/2014/ Earth System doi:10.5194/hessd-11-1301-2014 HESSD © Author(s) 2014. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Sciences Discussions 11, 1301–1342, 2014 This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Hydrology and Earth System Flow regime change Sciences (HESS). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in HESS if available. in an Endorheic basin in Southern Ethiopia Flow regime change in an Endorheic F. F. Worku et al. basin in Southern Ethiopia Title Page F. F. Worku1,4,5, M. Werner1,2, N. Wright1,3,5, P. van der Zaag1,5, and S. Demissie6 Abstract Introduction 1UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands 2Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands Conclusions References 3 University of Leeds, School of Civil Engineering, Leeds, UK Tables Figures 4Arba Minch University, P.O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia 5Department of Water Resources, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands J I 6IWMI Nile Basin and East Africa sub-regional office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia J I Received: 29 December 2013 – Accepted: 18 January 2014 – Published: 29 January 2014 Back Close Correspondence to: F. F. Worku (
[email protected]) Full Screen / Esc Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion 1301 Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Abstract HESSD Endorheic basins, often found in semi-arid and arid climates, are particularly sensitive to changes in climatological fluxes such as precipitation, evaporation and runoff, re- 11, 1301–1342, 2014 sulting in variability of river flows as well as of water levels in end-point lakes that are 5 often present.