DOI: 10.5194/hess-21-1189-2017
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85014192529
论文题名: Trends in atmospheric evaporative demand in Great Britain using high-resolution meteorological data
作者: Robinson E ; L ; , Blyth E ; M ; , Clark D ; B ; , Finch J ; , Rudd A ; C
刊名: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
ISSN: 10275606
出版年: 2017
卷: 21, 期: 2 起始页码: 1189
结束页码: 1224
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Atmospheric humidity
; Evapotranspiration
; Meteorology
; Wind
; Evaporative demands
; Long-wave radiation
; Meteorological data
; Meteorological variables
; Natural environments
; Potential evapotranspiration
; Short-wave radiation
; Spatial and temporal resolutions
; Climate change
; climate change
; data set
; evaporation
; interpolation
; meteorology
; potential evapotranspiration
; shortwave radiation
; spatial resolution
; topography
; trend analysis
; wind velocity
; United Kingdom
英文摘要: Observations of climate are often available on very different spatial scales from observations of the natural environments and resources that are affected by climate change. In order to help bridge the gap between these scales using modelling, a new dataset of daily meteorological variables was created at 1ĝ€km resolution over Great Britain for the years 1961–2012, by interpolating coarser resolution climate data and including the effects of local topography. These variables were used to calculate atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) at the same spatial and temporal resolution. Two functions that represent AED were chosen: one is a standard form of potential evapotranspiration (PET) and the other is a derived PET measure used by hydrologists that includes the effect of water intercepted by the canopy (PETI). Temporal trends in these functions were calculated, with PET found to be increasing in all regions, and at an overall rate of 0.021±0.021ĝ€mmĝ€dayĝ'1ĝ€decadeĝ'1 in Great Britain. PETI was found to be increasing at a rate of 0.019±0.020ĝ€mmĝ€dayĝ'1ĝ€decadeĝ'1 in Great Britain, but this was not statistically significant. However, there was a trend in PETI in England of 0.023±0.023ĝ€mmĝ€dayĝ'1ĝ€decadeĝ'1. The trends were found to vary by season, with spring PET increasing by 0.043±0.019ĝ€mmĝ€dayĝ'1ĝ€decadeĝ'1 (0.038±0.018ĝ€mmĝ€dayĝ'1ĝ€decadeĝ'1 when the interception correction is included) in Great Britain, while there is no statistically significant trend in other seasons. The trends were attributed analytically to trends in the climate variables; the overall positive trend was predominantly driven by rising air temperature, although rising specific humidity had a negative effect on the trend. Recasting the analysis in terms of relative humidity revealed that the overall effect is that falling relative humidity causes the PET to rise. Increasing downward short-and longwave radiation made an overall positive contribution to the PET trend, while decreasing wind speed made a negative contribution to the trend in PET. The trend in spring PET was particularly strong due to a strong decrease in relative humidity and increase in downward shortwave radiation in the spring. © Author(s) 2017. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/79242
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作者单位: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Robinson E,L,, Blyth E,et al. Trends in atmospheric evaporative demand in Great Britain using high-resolution meteorological data[J]. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,2017-01-01,21(2)