Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United States
Analysis of the water balance of the southwestern United States (SWUS) during 1900 through 2018 was used to evaluate the magnitude of the turn-of-the-century (TOC) drought in the SWUS. Results indicate that the warm season (April through September) soil moisture and runoff during the TOC drought wer...
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| description | Analysis of the water balance of the southwestern United States (SWUS) during 1900 through 2018 was used to evaluate the magnitude of the turn-of-the-century (TOC) drought in the SWUS. Results indicate that the warm season (April through September) soil moisture and runoff during the TOC drought were among the lowest values of the 1900 through 2018 period. Additionally, increases in temperature were identified as a significant driver of low soil moisture and runoff conditions during the warm season. In contrast, during the cool seasons (October through March) and the water year (October 1 through September 30) during the TOC drought, soil moisture and runoff did not indicate extremely dry conditions even though temperatures were the highest of the 1900 through 2018 period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ef4284b5ad24206a593ece099d29c722023-08-09T14:58:15ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262021-01-0116404401510.1088/1748-9326/abbfc1Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United StatesGregory J McCabe0David M Wolock1Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division, Water Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center , MS 412, Denver, CO 80225, United States of AmericaIntegrated Modeling and Prediction Division, Water Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey , Lawrence, KS 66049, United States of AmericaAnalysis of the water balance of the southwestern United States (SWUS) during 1900 through 2018 was used to evaluate the magnitude of the turn-of-the-century (TOC) drought in the SWUS. Results indicate that the warm season (April through September) soil moisture and runoff during the TOC drought were among the lowest values of the 1900 through 2018 period. Additionally, increases in temperature were identified as a significant driver of low soil moisture and runoff conditions during the warm season. In contrast, during the cool seasons (October through March) and the water year (October 1 through September 30) during the TOC drought, soil moisture and runoff did not indicate extremely dry conditions even though temperatures were the highest of the 1900 through 2018 period.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abbfc1droughtwater budgetsclimate variabilityregional climate change |
| spellingShingle | Gregory J McCabe David M Wolock Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United States Environmental Research Letters drought water budgets climate variability regional climate change |
| title | Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United States |
| title_full | Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United States |
| title_fullStr | Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United States |
| title_short | Water balance of the turn-of-the-century drought in the Southwestern United States |
| title_sort | water balance of the turn of the century drought in the southwestern united states |
| topic | drought water budgets climate variability regional climate change |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abbfc1 |
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