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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-15-265-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-15-265-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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20 Mar 2024
Research article |
| 20 Mar 2024
| 20 Mar 2024
Effects of idealized land cover and land management changes on the atmospheric water cycle
Steven J. De Hertog
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Carmen E. Lopez-Fabara
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Ruud van der Ent
Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Jessica Keune
Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Diego G. Miralles
Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Raphael Portmann
Division of Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope Reckenholz, Zurich, Switzerland
Sebastian Schemm
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Felix Havermann
Department of Geography, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Suqi Guo
Department of Geography, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS), Singapore, Singapore
Iris Manola
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Quentin Lejeune
Climate Analytics, Berlin, Germany
Julia Pongratz
Department of Geography, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Climate Analytics, Berlin, Germany
Sonia I. Seneviratne
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Wim Thiery
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Data sets
Data for „Effects of idealised land cover and land management changes on the atmospheric water cycle“ by De Hertog et al. (2023) Steven De Hertog and Wim Thiery https://hdl.handle.net/21.14106/9baff3f5ae3dcc853344217893f475b654e4d559
Model code and software
VUB-HYDR/2023_De-Hertog_etal_ESD Steven De Hertog https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10822048
Short summary
Changes in land use are crucial to achieve lower global warming. However, despite their importance, the effects of these changes on moisture fluxes are poorly understood. We analyse land cover and management scenarios in three climate models involving cropland expansion, afforestation, and irrigation. Results show largely consistent influences on moisture fluxes, with cropland expansion causing a drying and reduced local moisture recycling, while afforestation and irrigation show the opposite.
Changes in land use are crucial to achieve lower global warming. However, despite their...
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