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| Titel |
Irrigation enhances precipitation at the mountains downwind |
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J. Jódar, J. Carrera, A. Cruz |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1027-5606
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In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 14, no. 10 ; Nr. 14, no. 10 (2010-10-22), S.2003-2010 |
| Datensatznummer |
250012450
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hess-14-2003-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Atmospheric circulation models predict an irrigation-rainfall feedback.
However, actual field evidences for local evaporation recycling (moisture
feedback) are weak. We present strong field evidence for an increase in
rainfall at the mountains located downwind of irrigated zones. We chose two
regions, located in semiarid southern Spain, where irrigation started at a
well defined date, and we analyzed rainfall statistics before and after the
beginning of irrigation. Analyzed statistics include the variation of (1)
mean rainfall Δ P, (2) ratio of monthly precipitation to annual precipitation
Δ r, and (3) number of months with noticeable rainfall episodes Δ Pmin after
a shifting from unirrigated to irrigated conditions. All of them show
statistically significant increases. Δ P and Δ r show larger and more
statistically significant variations in June and July than in August. They
also tend to increase with the annual volume of water applied in the
neighbouring upwind irrigation lands. Increases in Δ Pmin are
statistically significant during the whole summer. That is, the number of
noticeable rainfall events displays a relevant increase after irrigation. In
fact, it is this number, rather than sporadic large rainfall episodes what
makes the summers wetter. The increase in rainfall, while statistically
significant, is distributed over a broad region, so that it is of little
relevance from a water resources perspective, although it may enhance
vegetation yield. |
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