Irrigation expansion as a climate buffer in the US Corn Belt

Jillian M Deines1, Antonia Hadjimichael2, James Yoon3, Ryan McManamay4 and Robert D Hetland3, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Earth Systems Predictability and Resiliency Group, Seattle, United States, (2)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States, (4)Baylor University, Environmental Science, Waco, TX, United States