Dynamics and Impacts of Hydrologic Intensification
Dynamics and Impacts of Hydrologic Intensification
Session ID#: 279897
Session Description:
Hydrologic intensification is a unique facet of the climate response to greenhouse forcing, characterized by jointly amplified wet and dry extremes and coupled changes in sub-annual precipitation and evapotranspiration. This amplification of the water cycle has broad implications for ecosystems and society, but its evolution and impacts are highly uncertain. This session invites research across the atmospheric, hydrologic, and terrestrial sciences to understand the diverse drivers and manifestations of hydrologic intensification and its impacts on terrestrial systems. We welcome research on the land and atmospheric dynamics of water-cycle amplification and links to climate feedbacks and eco-hydrologic change. We also invite submissions that focus on the impacts of this intensification on hydrologic stocks and fluxes (e.g., evapotranspiration, runoff, soil moisture, groundwater), vegetation, agriculture, the carbon cycle, and wet and dry extremes. Theoretical, observational, and modeling approaches are equally welcome.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- A - Atmospheric Sciences
- H - Hydrology
Index Terms:
1631 Land/atmosphere interactions [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1807 Climate impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1836 Hydrological cycles and budgets [HYDROLOGY]
3305 Climate change and variability [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
Primary Convener: Zhiying Li, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States
Conveners: Corey Lesk, University of Québec in Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, Andrew Feldman, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, United States; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States and Karen King, University of Tennessee, Department of Geography and Sustainability, Knoxville, TN, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Seth R. Adelsperger, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States
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