HESSD 6, C1813–C1822, 2009 Interactive Comment Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion Discussion Paper Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 6, C1813–C1822, 2009 www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/6/C1813/2009/ © Author(s) 2009. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribute 3.0 License. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions Interactive comment on “A framework for assessing flood frequency based on climate projection information” by D. A. Raff et al. D. A. Raff et al. draff@usbr.gov Received and published: 13 August 2009 Response to Individual Comments: Original Reviewer comments indicated by number. Responses to comments immediately follow. Individual Comments - Reviewer #1 (Sivapalan) (1) The description of the downscaling from monthly climate projections down to 6- hourly rainfall sequences raises concerns. First of all, does this downscaling generate intermittent rainfall events? That is the true nature of rainfall intensities, i.e., intermit- tency. There was no comment on this aspect. Authors can make minor edits to language in manuscript to clarify; intermittency is re- C1813