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subject: Climate change impacts on the Sado River (southwest Portugal) flow rates (FRs) were assessed for the first time under the 2041?2060 Shared Socioeconomic Pathways: 1?2.6 W/m2 (SSP1-2.6), 3?7.0 W/m2 (SSP3-7.0), and 5?8.5 W/m2 (SSP5-8.5), using bias-adjusted and downscaled General Circulation Model (GCM) ensemble projections from the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP3b-Sado). ISIMIP3b-Sado was used to estimate future precipitation and temperature changes, and as input for Hydrological Simulation Program?FORTRAN (HSPF) simulations. The HSPF projected decreases in the Sado FRs, mainly under SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5, due to temperature increases and autumn/spring precipitation decreases. The FR decreases may lead to 29%/33% reductions in yearly accumulated riverine water volume under SSP3-7.0/SSP5-8.5 and a 31% summertime riverine water deficit increase under SSP3-7.0. Surface-water demand fulfilment in the Sado Basin could suffer a 22-day delay, and the wintertime precipitation range is projected to increase. Hence, in the near-future, summertime surface-water needs and reservoir recharge in the Sado Basin could become more dependent on wintertime precipitation. With Sado being an agricultural region, our results should prompt agriculture stakeholders and decision makers to improve wintertime surface water storage and management to sustain summertime crop irrigation needs.
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cp:subject: Climate change impacts on the Sado River (southwest Portugal) flow rates (FRs) were assessed for the first time under the 2041?2060 Shared Socioeconomic Pathways: 1?2.6 W/m2 (SSP1-2.6), 3?7.0 W/m2 (SSP3-7.0), and 5?8.5 W/m2 (SSP5-8.5), using bias-adjusted and downscaled General Circulation Model (GCM) ensemble projections from the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP3b-Sado). ISIMIP3b-Sado was used to estimate future precipitation and temperature changes, and as input for Hydrological Simulation Program?FORTRAN (HSPF) simulations. The HSPF projected decreases in the Sado FRs, mainly under SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5, due to temperature increases and autumn/spring precipitation decreases. The FR decreases may lead to 29%/33% reductions in yearly accumulated riverine water volume under SSP3-7.0/SSP5-8.5 and a 31% summertime riverine water deficit increase under SSP3-7.0. Surface-water demand fulfilment in the Sado Basin could suffer a 22-day delay, and the wintertime precipitation range is projected to increase. Hence, in the near-future, summertime surface-water needs and reservoir recharge in the Sado Basin could become more dependent on wintertime precipitation. With Sado being an agricultural region, our results should prompt agriculture stakeholders and decision makers to improve wintertime surface water storage and management to sustain summertime crop irrigation needs.
pdf:docinfo:subject: Climate change impacts on the Sado River (southwest Portugal) flow rates (FRs) were assessed for the first time under the 2041?2060 Shared Socioeconomic Pathways: 1?2.6 W/m2 (SSP1-2.6), 3?7.0 W/m2 (SSP3-7.0), and 5?8.5 W/m2 (SSP5-8.5), using bias-adjusted and downscaled General Circulation Model (GCM) ensemble projections from the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP3b-Sado). ISIMIP3b-Sado was used to estimate future precipitation and temperature changes, and as input for Hydrological Simulation Program?FORTRAN (HSPF) simulations. The HSPF projected decreases in the Sado FRs, mainly under SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5, due to temperature increases and autumn/spring precipitation decreases. The FR decreases may lead to 29%/33% reductions in yearly accumulated riverine water volume under SSP3-7.0/SSP5-8.5 and a 31% summertime riverine water deficit increase under SSP3-7.0. Surface-water demand fulfilment in the Sado Basin could suffer a 22-day delay, and the wintertime precipitation range is projected to increase. Hence, in the near-future, summertime surface-water needs and reservoir recharge in the Sado Basin could become more dependent on wintertime precipitation. With Sado being an agricultural region, our results should prompt agriculture stakeholders and decision makers to improve wintertime surface water storage and management to sustain summertime crop irrigation needs.
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