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DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50516
论文题名:
The response of coastal stratocumulus clouds to agricultural irrigation in California
作者: Lo M.-H.; Wu C.-M.; Ma H.-Y.; Famiglietti J.S.
刊名: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
ISSN: 21698996
出版年: 2013
卷: 118, 期:12
起始页码: 6044
结束页码: 6051
语种: 英语
英文关键词: general circulation model ; irrigation ; land surface model ; Stratocumulus
Scopus关键词: Atmospheric temperature ; Climate change ; Clouds ; Solar radiation ; Subsidence ; Sun ; Agricultural irrigation ; General circulation model ; Global climate model simulations ; Land surface models ; Land surface temperature ; Stratocumulus ; Surface radiation budget ; Surface solar radiation ; Irrigation ; climate modeling ; cloud cover ; coastal zone ; general circulation model ; global climate ; irrigation ; land surface ; radiation budget ; sea breeze ; solar radiation ; stratocumulus ; subsidence ; subtropical region ; surface temperature ; troposphere ; California ; Central Valley [California] ; United States
英文摘要: Stratocumulus clouds (SC) often exist over the eastern subtropical oceans during the summer and have significant impacts on the surface radiation budget. Both atmospheric subsidence and lower troposphere stability (LTS) have been found to play important roles in maintaining SC. Using global climate model simulations, we find that irrigation in California's Central Valley results in a decrease of land surface temperature, leading to a smaller land-sea heat contrast, and a corresponding reduction in sea breeze, subsidence, and LTS over the near-coastal region. The decrease in LTS directly drives a reduction in modeled SC coverage, and it would arguably do so in reality because of the well-known link between LTS and SC coverage. Consequently, simulated absorbed surface solar radiation over this region increases by 8 W/m2 (3.7%) due to the reduction in SC cover, resulting in the warming at the Earth's surface. This study has important implications for how SC can change with regard to future climate. In contrast to the general effects of climate change on the formation of SC, our results suggest that irrigation practices in the Central Valley may drive a decrease in nearby SC coverage. Key Points Irrigation causes land temperature decrease and smaller land-sea heat contrast. Absorbed surface solar radiation nearby California increased by 7.8 W/m2. It suggests that SC occurrences may decrease due to California irrigation. © 2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/63623
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作者单位: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States; UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States; Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States

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Lo M.-H.,Wu C.-M.,Ma H.-Y.,et al. The response of coastal stratocumulus clouds to agricultural irrigation in California[J]. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres,2013-01-01,118(12)
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