Potential hydrologic changes in the Amazon by the end of the 21st century and the groundwater buffer

Potential hydrologic changes in the Amazon by the end of the 21st century and the groundwater buffer

This study contributes to the discussions on the future of the Amazon rainforest under a projected warmer-drier climate from the perspectives of land hydrology. Using IPCC HadGEM2-ES simulations of the present and future Amazon climate to drive a land hydrology model that accounts for groundwater co...

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Main Authors: Yadu N Pokhrel, Ying Fan, Gonzalo Miguez-Macho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
Amazon rainforest
IPCC climate change
evapotranspiration
moisture stress
modeling
groundwater buffer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/8/084004

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/8/084004

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