Reply to comment on ‘Investigating ponding depth and soil detachability for a mechanistic erosion model using a simple experiment’ by Gao, B., et al., 2003. Journal of Hydrology 277, 116–124

Kinnell [J. Hydrol. XXXX] explained that the conclusions reached by the critical experiments reported by Gao et al. [J. Hydrol. 277 (2003) 116–124] were in agreement with his findings, and those of others. This reply emphasizes the practical significance of the Gao et al. findings to field erosion studies.