Abstract
We aim to improve our understanding of anthropogenic influences on
the global hydrological system, specifically river discharge and land sur-
face evapotranspiration. Therefore we investigate two anthropogenic
influences on the global hydrological system: land cover change and cli-
mate change. Using experiments with the global hydrological model PCR-
GLOBWB we assess the separate and combined effects of both land cover
and climate change. Furthermore, we compare the effects of land cover
change to the effects of water abstraction and irrigation.
Attributing changes in the global hydrological system to land cover
change, climate change, and water abstraction and irrigation, will im-
prove projections of future changes in water abundance and scarcity.
the global hydrological system, specifically river discharge and land sur-
face evapotranspiration. Therefore we investigate two anthropogenic
influences on the global hydrological system: land cover change and cli-
mate change. Using experiments with the global hydrological model PCR-
GLOBWB we assess the separate and combined effects of both land cover
and climate change. Furthermore, we compare the effects of land cover
change to the effects of water abstraction and irrigation.
Attributing changes in the global hydrological system to land cover
change, climate change, and water abstraction and irrigation, will im-
prove projections of future changes in water abundance and scarcity.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Dec 2015 |
| Event | AGU Fall Meeting 2015 - Moscone Center, San Francisco, United States Duration: 14 Dec 2015 → 18 Dec 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | AGU Fall Meeting 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco |
| Period | 14/12/15 → 18/12/15 |
Keywords
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