Do terrestrial processes intensify Australian droughts ?

澳大利亚的农业生产力受到气候、气候多变性和气候变化的强烈影响。西澳大利亚州最近的气候变化迫使采取了耗资5亿美元的适应战略，而2002年墨累-达令盆地的严重干旱严重影响了农业。干旱的任何进一步加剧都将影响澳大利亚的农村经济。该提案将评估与二氧化碳增加有关的陆地过程在造成干旱加剧和降雨量减少方面的作用。这将提供指导未来环境管理战略制定的知识。

Australia's agricultural productivity is strongly affected by climate, climate variability and climate change. Recent climate changes in Western Australia forced adaptation strategies costing $500 million while the anomalously intense 2002 Murray-Darling Basin drought significantly affected agriculture. Any further intensification of droughts would affect Australia's rural economy. This proposal will assess the role of terrestrial processes, linked to increasing CO2, in causing the drought intensification and declines in rainfall. This will provide knowledge that will guide the development of future environmental management strategies.