Fewer Basins Will Follow Their Budyko Curves Under Global Warming and Fossil-Fueled Development.

ABSTRACT: The Budyko framework consists of a curvilinear relationship between the evaporative ratio (i.e., actual evaporation over precipitation) and the aridity index (i.e., potential evaporation over precipitation) and defines evaporation's water and energy limits. A basin's movement within the Budyko space illustrates its hydroclimatic change and helps identify the main drivers of change. On the one hand, long-term aridity changes drive evaporative ratio changes, moving basins along their Budyko curves. On the other hand, historical human development can cause river basins to deviate from their curves. The question is if basins will deviate or follow their Budyko curves under the future effects of global warming and related human developments. To answer this, we quantify the movement in the Budyk

SUBMITTER: Jaramillo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539592 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature