Article
Engineering, Marine
Wei-Shiun Lu, Chi-Hsiang Tseng, Shih-Chun Hsiao, Wen-Son Chiang, Kai-Cheng Hu
Summary: Taiwan's coastal hazards may worsen due to climate change. Analyzing wave climate characteristics at different time scales provides a reference for understanding the impact of climate change on coastal environments.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
S. Dzikiti, D. Lotter, S. Mpandeli, L. Nhamo
Summary: This study investigates the energy and water balance of rooibos fields and its relationship with crop yield. It reveals that implementing water conservation and weed management practices early in the growing season can save substantial amounts of soil moisture, sustaining rooibos production under low rainfall conditions.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Nadia Politi, D. Vlachogiannis, A. Sfetsos, P. T. Nastos
Summary: This study used the WRF model to investigate future temperature and precipitation changes in Greece. The model simulations revealed underestimation of maximum temperatures, slight overestimation of minimum temperatures, and a small dry bias in precipitation. The projections showed a robust magnitude of future warming, particularly in the eastern areas of Greece under the RCP8.5 scenario. Future precipitation changes indicated an overall decrease in annual precipitation, with the most dramatic reductions observed under RCP8.5. Increases in the number of hot days and dry days were also projected, particularly in the plain areas of Greece under the RCP8.5 scenario in the far future.
Article
Engineering, Civil
M. S. VishnuPriya, V Agilan
Summary: Understanding the impact of climate change on extreme precipitation is crucial for sustainable infrastructure development and water resources management. The daily scaling method proves to be the best change factor method for downscaling extreme precipitation, particularly the variants with 100 change factors.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Barbara Jagosz, Stanislaw Rolbiecki, Roman Rolbiecki, Ariel Langowski, Hicran A. Sadan, Wieslaw Ptach, Piotr Stachowski, Wieslawa Kasperska-Wolowicz, Ferenc Pal-Fam, Daniel Liberacki
Summary: This study estimated the water needs of grapevines in central Poland and found that climate warming has led to an increasing trend in water needs of grapevines, while precipitation totals did not show a clear changing tendency. This indicates that irrigation will be necessary in vineyards in the near future due to climate change.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Panpan Du, Ming Xu, Renqiang Li
Summary: The study found that climate change will have little impact on water stress in the Belt and Road countries as a whole, but will lead to more uneven distribution of water resources among countries and regions, exacerbating water stress in some countries, especially in Central Asia and West Asia.
Article
Agronomy
Xiaolin Yang, Xinnan Jin, Qingquan Chu, Steven Pacenka, Tammo S. Steenhuis
Summary: This study examined the trends and spatial distributions of cotton evapotranspiration and irrigation requirements in the North China Plain using historical climate data. The results showed a significant decrease in cotton evapotranspiration over the past five decades, with changes in effective rainfall and irrigation demands. Irrigation contributed 25% of cotton evapotranspiration, highlighting the impact of climate change on water requirements for cotton irrigation scheduling.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shubham A. Gade, Devidas D. Khedkar
Summary: Climate change and human activities have greatly affected the hydrological cycle, making it important to study the impact of climate change on water management at a regional level. This study used the SDSM model to simulate the potential impact of climate change on crop water requirements in Western Maharashtra, India. The results showed an increase in future ET0 with seasonal variations.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Quang-Van Doan, Fei Chen, Hiroyuki Kusaka, Anurag Dipankar, Ansar Khan, Rafiq Hamdi, Matthias Roth, Dev Niyogi
Summary: In an urban agglomeration in the tropics, Singapore, future global warming is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events. The intensification of extreme precipitation can reach maximum rates, implying that extreme events will become more extreme. However, the increase in intensity is less for moderate and light precipitation. Furthermore, global warming dampens the urban effect on extreme precipitation events.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guoyong Leng
Summary: The study found that drought has a probabilistic impact on US maize yield, with irrigation reducing yield loss risk. The diverse risk distribution patterns under different drought intensities emphasize the necessity of better representing drought effects at local scales.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ren Wang, Longhui Li, Lijuan Chen, Liang Ning, Linwang Yuan, Guonian Lu
Summary: Climate change has led to an increase in drought in most global land areas. The contributions of decreased precipitation and increased potential evapotranspiration to long-term drought duration and intensity vary by region, but overall, changes in precipitation play a more significant role in the increase of long-term drought.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Ye-Geon Kim, Hyun-Hwa Park, Hyo-Jin Lee, Hee-Kwon Kim, Yong-In Kuk
Summary: Climate change has resulted in disruptions to food systems, with a particularly alarming impact on global nutrition due to decreased grain production and reduced protein content and quality. This study examines the effects of temperature on barley growth and yield at different stages in four different climate areas. The research findings highlight variations in growth parameters, yield levels, soil composition, and mineral content between the group areas. The study concludes that certain areas are still not suitable for barley cultivation despite climate change.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Olufemi A. Omitaomu, Susan M. Kotikot, Esther S. Parish
Summary: Urbanization has led to significant changes in landscapes, exacerbating the impacts of extreme climatic events like flooding. Green Infrastructure offers a flexible solution to minimize surface runoff and provide additional benefits. Strategic placement of green infrastructure is crucial for successful flood mitigation, and the prioritization scheme presented in the paper can guide city planners and policymakers in implementing effective flood control measures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ziwen Yu, Franco Montalto, Stefan Jacobson, Upmanu Lall, Daniel Bader, Radley Horton
Summary: This article presents an algorithm for generating synthetic precipitation series based on global climate model forecasted average monthly temperatures. The algorithm takes into account nonstationary conditions and considers the physical basis for precipitation formation. The results suggest that future precipitation in the Northeast United States will be more variable, with more frequent mild events and fewer but intensified extremes, especially in warm seasons. This stochastic precipitation generator provides valuable weather ensembles for water resource studies involving climate change.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Cyril Dutheil, C. Menkes, M. Lengaigne, J. Vialard, A. Peltier, M. Bador, X. Petit
Summary: The study indicates that annual mean rainfall over New Caledonia may decrease by 18% by 2080-2100, with a significant reduction during the hot season. This drying trend is mainly driven by circulation changes, including strong anti-cyclonic and air subsidence anomalies reducing moisture convergence over the archipelago.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrew Shepherd, Erik Ivins, Eric Rignot, Ben Smith, Michiel van den Broeke, Isabella Velicogna, Pippa Whitehouse, Kate Briggs, Ian Joughin, Gerhard Krinner, Sophie Nowicki, Tony Payne, Ted Scambos, Nicole Schlegel, Geruo A, Cecile Agosta, Andreas Ahlstrom, Greg Babonis, Valentina R. Barletta, Anders A. Bjork, Alejandro Blazquez, Jennifer Bonin, William Colgan, Beata Csatho, Richard Cullather, Marcus E. Engdahl, Denis Felikson, Xavier Fettweis, Rene Forsberg, Anna E. Hogg, Hubert Gallee, Alex Gardner, Lin Gilbert, Noel Gourmelen, Andreas Groh, Brian Gunter, Edward Hanna, Christopher Harig, Veit Helm, Alexander Horvath, Martin Horwath, Shfaqat Khan, Kristian K. Kjeldsen, Hannes Konrad, Peter L. Langen, Benoit Lecavalier, Bryant Loomis, Scott Luthcke, Malcolm McMillan, Daniele Melini, Sebastian Mernild, Yara Mohajerani, Philip Moore, Ruth Mottram, Jeremie Mouginot, Gorka Moyano, Alan Muir, Thomas Nagler, Grace Nield, Johan Nilsson, Brice Noel, Ines Otosaka, Mark E. Pattle, W. Richard Peltier, Nadege Pie, Roelof Rietbroek, Helmut Rott, Louise Sandberg Sorensen, Ingo Sasgen, Himanshu Save, Bernd Scheuchl, Ernst Schrama, Ludwig Schroeder, Ki-Weon Seo, Sebastian B. Simonsen, Thomas Slater, Giorgio Spada, Tyler Sutterley, Matthieu Talpe, Lev Tarasov, Willem Jan van de Berg, Wouter van der Walt, Melchior van Wessem, Bramha Dutt Vishwakarma, David Wiese, David Wilton, Thomas Wagner, Bert Wouters, Jan Wuite
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, Brian J. Drouin, James Anheuser, Meredith Grames, David S. Henderson, Xianglei Huang, Brian H. Kahn, Jennifer E. Kay, Boon H. Lim, Marian Mateling, Aronne Merrelli, Nathaniel B. Miller, Sharmila Padmanabhan, Colten Peterson, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, Mary L. White, Yan Xie
Summary: The Earth's climate is heavily impacted by energy deficits at the poles, with the spectral variation of polar thermal emission influencing predictions of Arctic warming, sea ice decline, and ice sheet melt rates. The PREFIRE mission aims to systematically document the spectral, spatial, and temporal variations of polar far-infrared emission, utilizing new technology to help advance our understanding of factors modulating thermal fluxes in polar regions.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Antony J. Payne, Sophie Nowicki, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Cecile Agosta, Patrick Alexander, Torsten Albrecht, Xylar Asay-Davis, Andy Aschwanden, Alice Barthel, Thomas J. Bracegirdle, Reinhard Calov, Christopher Chambers, Youngmin Choi, Richard Cullather, Joshua Cuzzone, Christophe Dumas, Tamsin L. Edwards, Denis Felikson, Xavier Fettweis, Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzr, Heiko Goelzer, Rupert Gladstone, Nicholas R. Golledge, Jonathan M. Gregory, Ralf Greve, Tore Hattermann, Matthew J. Hoffman, Angelika Humbert, Philippe Huybrechts, Nicolas C. Jourdain, Thomas Kleiner, Peter Kuipers Munneke, Eric Larour, Sebastien Le Clec'h, Victoria Lee, Gunter Leguy, William H. Lipscomb, Christopher M. Little, Daniel P. Lowry, Mathieu Morlighem, Isabel Nias, Frank Pattyn, Tyler Pelle, Stephen F. Price, Aurelien Quiquet, Ronja Reese, Martin Rueckamp, Nicole-Jeanne Schlege, Helene Seroussi, Andrew Shepherd, Erika Simon, Donald Slater, Robin S. Smith, Fiammetta Straneo, Sainan Sun, Lev Tarasov, Luke D. Trusel, Jonas Van Breedam, Roderik van de Wal, Michiel van den Broeke, Ricarda Winkelmann, Chen Zhao, Tong Zhang, Thomas Zwinger
Summary: The latest climate models show that increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet will significantly increase the projected sea level rise, while the contribution from the Antarctic ice sheet falls within the CMIP5 range.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tamsin L. Edwards, Sophie Nowicki, Ben Marzeion, Regine Hock, Heiko Goelzer, Helene Seroussi, Nicolas C. Jourdain, Donald A. Slater, Fiona E. Turner, Christopher J. Smith, Christine M. McKenna, Erika Simon, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Jonathan M. Gregory, Eric Larour, William H. Lipscomb, Antony J. Payne, Andrew Shepherd, Cecile Agosta, Patrick Alexander, Torsten Albrecht, Brian Anderson, Xylar Asay-Davis, Andy Aschwanden, Alice Barthel, Andrew Bliss, Reinhard Calov, Christopher Chambers, Nicolas Champollion, Youngmin Choi, Richard Cullather, Joshua Cuzzone, Christophe Dumas, Denis Felikson, Xavier Fettweis, Koji Fujita, Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi, Rupert Gladstone, Nicholas R. Golledge, Ralf Greve, Tore Hattermann, Matthew J. Hoffman, Angelika Humbert, Matthias Huss, Philippe Huybrechts, Walter Immerzeel, Thomas Kleiner, Philip Kraaijenbrink, Sebastien Le Clec'h, Victoria Lee, Gunter R. Leguy, Christopher M. Little, Daniel P. Lowry, Jan-Hendrik Malles, Daniel F. Martin, Fabien Maussion, Mathieu Morlighem, James F. O'Neill, Isabel Nias, Frank Pattyn, Tyler Pelle, Stephen F. Price, Aure'lien Quiquet, Valentina Radic, Ronja Reese, David R. Rounce, Martin Ruckamp, Akiko Sakai, Courtney Shafer, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, Sarah Shannon, Robin S. Smith, Fiammetta Straneo, Sainan Sun, Lev Tarasov, Luke D. Trusel, Jonas Van Breedam, Roderik van de Wal, Michiel van den Broeke, Ricarda Winkelmann, Harry Zekollari, Chen Zhao, Tong Zhang, Thomas Zwinger
Summary: Efficient statistical emulation of melting land ice under various climate scenarios to 2100 indicates a contribution of at least 13 centimetres sea level equivalent. Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would halve the land ice contribution to twenty-first-century sea level rise, with glaciers responsible for half the sea level contribution. Uncertainties in the Antarctic contribution suggest a factor-of-three uncertainty in the land ice contribution until climate policies and the Antarctic response are further constrained.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
I. B. Smith, N. -j. Schlegel, E. Larour, I. Isola, P. B. Buhler, N. E. Putzig, R. Greve
Summary: Massive CO2 glaciers have been found at the south polar cap of Mars, which are likely formed in multiple episodes in the past. These glaciers distribute and help the ice survive through glacial flow during high obliquity.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chad A. Greene, Alex S. Gardner, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, Alexander D. Fraser
Summary: Antarctica's ice shelves play a crucial role in controlling global sea-level rise. However, new research reveals that these ice shelves have experienced significant net loss and are unable to fully recover. The retreat and thinning of the ice shelves have resulted in a larger impact on sea-level rise than previously estimated.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Youngmin Choi, Helene Seroussi, Alex Gardner, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of basal friction laws on the acceleration and mass loss of marine-terminating glaciers in northwest Greenland using an ice flow model and observations. The study finds that friction laws including an explicit dependence on effective pressure better reproduce the observed acceleration and mass loss. Additionally, the study identifies heterogeneous bed conditions in the region, suggesting a potentially larger contribution to sea level rise than previously predicted.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Michelle Irizarry-Ortiz, Eric W. Harmsen
Summary: The study evaluated the sensitivity of the ASCE standardized ETo equation to meteorological variables from the GOES-PRWEB dataset for Puerto Rico. The results showed that ETo is most sensitive to daily mean relative humidity, followed by solar radiation, daily maximum and minimum air temperatures, and wind speed. The sensitivity coefficients were used to prioritize bias correction of meteorological data and projected future changes in ETo.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Juan P. Montoya-Rincon, Said A. Mejia-Manrique, Shams Azad, Masoud Ghandehari, Eric W. Harmsen, Reza Khanbilvardi, Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz
Summary: The recurrence of extreme weather events has led to the development of methods for assessing vulnerability and interdependencies of physical and human systems. A case study on Hurricane Maria (H-Maria) and its impact on Puerto Rico's power and water infrastructure was conducted to evaluate interventions aimed at reducing vulnerability. The study found that incorporating regional energy grids would reduce outages, but disadvantage communities will still face disruptions. Alternatively, hardening transmission lines would improve service delivery and provide uninterrupted service to a larger portion of the vulnerable population.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ines N. Otosaka, Andrew Shepherd, Erik R. Ivins, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, Charles Amory, Michiel R. van den Broeke, Martin Horwath, Ian Joughin, Michalea D. King, Gerhard Krinner, Sophie Nowicki, Anthony J. Payne, Eric Rignot, Ted Scambos, Karen M. Simon, Benjamin E. Smith, Louise S. Sorensen, Isabella Velicogna, Pippa L. Whitehouse, A. Geruo, Cecile Agosta, Andreas P. Ahlstrom, Alejandro Blazquez, William Colgan, Marcus E. Engdahl, Xavier Fettweis, Rene Forsberg, Hubert Gallee, Alex Gardner, Lin Gilbert, Noel Gourmelen, Andreas Groh, Brian C. Gunter, Christopher Harig, Veit Helm, Shfaqat Abbas Khan, Christoph Kittel, Hannes Konrad, Peter L. Langen, Benoit S. Lecavalier, Chia-Chun Liang, Bryant D. Loomis, Malcolm McMillan, Daniele Melini, Sebastian H. Mernild, Ruth Mottram, Jeremie Mouginot, Johan Nilsson, Brice Noel, Mark E. Pattle, William R. Peltier, Nadege Pie, Monica Roca, Ingo Sasgen, Himanshu V. Save, Ki-Weon Seo, Bernd Scheuchl, Ernst J. O. Schrama, Ludwig Schroder, Sebastian B. Simonsen, Thomas Slater, Giorgio Spada, Tyler C. Sutterley, Bramha Dutt Vishwakarma, Jan Melchior van Wessem, David Wiese, Wouter van der Wal, Bert Wouters
Summary: Ice losses from Greenland and Antarctica have accelerated since the 1990s, contributing to a significant rise in global mean sea level. A new 29-year record of ice sheet mass balance from 1992 to 2020, combining 50 independent estimates, reveals that the ice sheets contributed 21 +/- 1.9mm to global mean sea level. The rate of mass loss increased from 105 Gt/yr between 1992 and 1996 to 372 Gt/yr between 2016 and 2020.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Alex S. Gardner, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, Eric Larour
Summary: This paper introduces the Glacier Energy and Mass Balance model (GEMB), an open-source model that simulates the energy and mass exchange on ice sheets and glaciers. GEMB is a column model of intermediate complexity, prioritizing computational efficiency for long spin-ups and model uncertainty characterization. The model is one-way coupled with the atmosphere, allowing offline simulations with various climate forcing. GEMB provides parameterization choices for key processes, making it suitable for uncertainty quantification and model exploration. The model performs well when evaluated against current state of the art and in situ observations.
GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Joshua K. Cuzzone, Nicolas E. Young, Mathieu Morlighem, Jason P. Briner, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel
Summary: Numerical simulations of the Greenland Ice Sheet over geologic timescales can provide insights into its behavior in warm periods. Observational constraints of past ice sheet change are needed to assess the accuracy of these modeling efforts. Comparing regional ice sheet modeling results with geologic reconstructions reveals that ice calving plays a significant role in regional mass loss.
Article
Geography, Physical
Blake A. Castleman, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, Lambert Caron, Eric Larour, Ala Khazendar
Summary: Determining the future evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is crucial for understanding global mean sea-level rise projections. This study explores the impact of bedrock topography on the migration of the Thwaites Glacier grounding line and quantifies the uncertainty in sea-level-rise projections due to errors in bedrock topography maps. The results highlight the importance of spatial and vertical resolutions in minimizing uncertainty and provide insights for future missions to measure ice-sheet bedrock topography.
Article
Water Resources
Said A. Mejia Manrique, Eric W. Harmsen, Reza M. Khanbilvardi, Jorge E. Gonzalez
Summary: The study focuses on developing a hydrologic model using GSSHA to simulate flood depth and extent for the Anasco coastal floodplain in Western Puerto Rico. The model was calibrated and validated using historical data and storm events, with a specific focus on evaluating impacts on critical infrastructure. The study concludes that the developed model can accurately identify infrastructure affected by future flooding events.
Article
Water Resources
Eric W. Harmsen, John R. Mecikalski, Victor J. Reventos, Estefania alvarez Perez, Sopuruchi S. Uwakweh, Christie Adorno Garcia
Summary: In 2009, the University of Alabama-Huntsville expanded their GOES satellite-based solar radiation product to cover Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba. They developed a water and energy balance algorithm for Puerto Rico, and validated the model results. This research represents the first step in developing gridded hydro-climate products for the Caribbean Region.
