Impacts of a Groundwater Scheme on Hydroclimatological Conditions over Southern South America
Impacts of a Groundwater Scheme on Hydroclimatological Conditions over Southern South America
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DOI:
10.1175/jhm-d-16-0052.1
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发表时间:
2016-11
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
J. A. Martínez;F. Dominguez;G. Miguez-Macho
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J. A. Martínez;F. Dominguez;G. Miguez-Macho
AbstractA sensitivity study of the impact of a groundwater scheme on hydrometeorological variables in coupled land–atmosphere simulations over southern South America is presented. It is found that shallow water tables in the groundwater scheme lead to reduced drainage and even upward capillary fluxes over parts of the central and southern La Plata basin. This leads to an increase in the simulated moisture in the root zone, which in turn produces an increase in evapotranspiration (ET) over the southern part of the domain, where ET is water limited. There is also a decrease in the near-surface temperature, in the range 0.5°–1.0°C. During the dry season, the increases in ET and relative humidity over the central La Plata coincide with an increase in precipitation downstream. Including groundwater leads to an increase in precipitation over parts of the central and southern La Plata basin during the early rainy season (October–December). The overall increase in ET and precipitation over the southern La Plata b...