Water storage and agricultural resilience to drought
Historical evidence of the capacity and institutional limits in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven M Smith (0000-0002-9653-2663, Colorado School of Mines, corresponding author), Eric C Edwards (0000-0002-0433-0635, North Carolina State University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 124020-124020 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ac358a |
| OpenAlex | W3208331758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
Food systems are particularly sensitive to changing precipitation patterns. Resilience via irrigation will depend on baseline conditions, water source, and institutional constraints which have not been studied jointly. We draw on over 100 years of agricultural production and weather data across the United States to identify the extent to which access to stored water—distinguished by its source and location—affects drought resiliency. Arid regions with access to stored water avoided the 13% losses in crop value experienced in irrigated areas with more limited storage during droughts. Humid regions are also beginning to adopt irrigation, but with less aggregate impact during drought. The incomplete governance of groundwater withdrawals in many areas allow resiliency in the near-term, but potentially at the expense of future water availability. Conversely, surface water rights allow for the widespread application of irrigation water, but with less resiliency during significant periods of drought
Agriculture · Agronomy · Arid · Farm water · Geography · Groundwater · Irrigation · Precipitation · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Water conservation · Water resource management · Water storage · Agricultural risk and resilience · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Environmental Science · Water resources management and optimization
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |