The Effects of Great Plains Irrigation on the Surface Energy Balance, Regional Circulation, and Precipitation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Simulation Results
3.1. Precipitation
3.2. Surface Radiation Budget
Variable | Region 1 | Variable | Region 2 | ||||
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IRR | CTL | Diff. (%) | IRR | CTL | Diff. (%) | ||
T (K) | 302.3 | 307.0 | –4.7 (–1.5) | T (K) | 299.8 | 300.8 | –1.0 (–0.3) |
H (W·m) | 20.6 | 57.7 | –37.1 (–64.3) | H (W·m) | 34.2 | 39.2 | –5.0 (–12.8) |
(W·m) | 142.9 | 75.5 | 67.4 (89.3) | (W·m) | 112.1 | 101.6 | 10.5 (10.3) |
G (W·m) | 6.8 | 7.3 | –0.5 (–6.8) | G (W·m) | 8.1 | 8.6 | –0.5 (–5.8) |
LW (W·m) | 458.8 | 488.9 | –30.1 (–6.2) | LW (W·m) | 433.6 | 439.7 | –6.1 (–1.4) |
LW (W·m) | 359.9 | 364.0 | –4.1 (–1.1) | LW (W·m) | 353.4 | 352.5 | 0.9 (0.3) |
LW (W·m) | –98.9 | –124.9 | 26.0 (20.8) | LW (W·m) | –80.2 | –87.2 | 7.0 (8.0) |
SW (W·m) | 268.5 | 264.2 | 4.3 (1.6) | SW (W·m) | 234.5 | 236.3 | –1.8 (–0.7) |
(W·m) | 169.6 | 139.3 | 30.3 (21.8) | (W·m) | 154.2 | 149.0 | 5.2 (3.5) |
3.3. Vertical Thermodynamic Structure
Variable | Region 1 | Variable | Region 2 | ||||
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IRR | CTL | Diff. (%) | IRR | CTL | Diff. (%) | ||
(K) | 301.9 | 306.6 | –4.7 (–1.5) | T (K) | 299.4 | 300.4 | –1.0 (–0.3) |
W (mm) | 27.6 | 25.5 | 2.1 (8.2) | W (mm) | 31.7 | 30.9 | 0.9 (2.8) |
CAPE (J·kg) | 654.7 | 209.8 | 444.8 (212.0) | CAPE (J·kg) | 791.8 | 577.5 | 214.3 (37.1) |
CIN (J·kg) | 160.7 | 74.9 | 85.8 (114.5) | CIN (J·kg) | 103.8 | 122.3 | –18.5 (–15.1) |
P (mm) | 12.5 | 13.6 | –1.1 (–7.9) | P (mm) | 82.7 | 56.9 | 25.9 (45.5) |
3.4. Lower-Atmospheric Flow
3.5. Differences in Precipitation Behavior
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Huber, D.B.; Mechem, D.B.; Brunsell, N.A. The Effects of Great Plains Irrigation on the Surface Energy Balance, Regional Circulation, and Precipitation. Climate 2014, 2, 103-128. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli2020103
Huber DB, Mechem DB, Brunsell NA. The Effects of Great Plains Irrigation on the Surface Energy Balance, Regional Circulation, and Precipitation. Climate. 2014; 2(2):103-128. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli2020103
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuber, David B., David B. Mechem, and Nathaniel A. Brunsell. 2014. "The Effects of Great Plains Irrigation on the Surface Energy Balance, Regional Circulation, and Precipitation" Climate 2, no. 2: 103-128. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli2020103