Terrestrial Water Cycle and the Impact of Climate Change

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ID10889443
AuthorsFulu Tao (0000-0001-8574-0080, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, corresponding author), Masayuki Yokozawa (0000-0001-7053-2465, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, corresponding author), Yousay Hayashi (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, corresponding author), Erda Lin (0000-0002-7340-479X, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume32
Issue4
Pages295
Publication date2003-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAMBIO (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209
PublisherAmerican Bryological and Lichenological Society (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1639/0044-7447(2003)032[0295:twcati]2.0.co;2
OpenAlexW4235519147
LanguageEN
References cited16

The terrestrial water cycle and the impact of climate change are critical for agricultural and natural ecosystems. In this paper, we assess both by running a macro-scale water balance model under a baseline condition and 2 General Circulation Model (GCM)-based climate change scenarios. The results show that in 2021–2030, water demand will increase worldwide due to climate change. Water shortage is expected to worsen in western Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, northern and southern Africa, northeastern Australia, southwestern North America, and central South America. A significant increase in surface runoff is expected in southern Asia and a significant decrease is expected in northern South America. These changes will have implications for regional environment and socioeconomics.

Agriculture · Baseline (sea) · Climate change · Climate model · Climatology · Ecosystem · Geography · Peninsula · Surface runoff · Water balance · Water cycle · Water resources · Ecology · Environmental Science · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · Oceanography · Water resources management and optimization · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

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