Simulating the Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrology and Crop Production

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change and increased climate variability exert significant impacts on agricultural outputs, with some of the most profound impacts occurring at the intersection of crop production and water dynamics. Changes in hydrological dynamics can pose challenges for agricultural management in the future. The impacts of changes in hydrological forcing have the potential to be amplified or dampened by other projected changes to future growth environments (e.g., temperature, humidity and CO₂ concentration). To highlight the importance of these challenges and the state-of-the-art in our understanding of agro-ecosystem responses to climate change, we are soliciting articles for a Special Issue of the journal Agronomy, titled “Simulating the Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrology and Crop Production”. We are generally interested in papers that address the intersection of climate change, hydrology and agro-ecosystem dynamics. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: climate impacts on water use in agro-ecosystems, hydrological fluxes of agro-ecosystems as modulated by climate variability, the ecohydrology of agro-ecosystems, and changes to crop production and resource utilization as driven by hydroclimatic variability. We encourage submissions that report results from either empirical or modeling studies, and will also consider syntheses such as quantitative research reviews and formal meta-analyses.

* Submissions will undergo formal peer review, and authors should select the Special Issue title “Simulating the Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrology and Crop Production” at the time of submission.

Dr. Benjamin D Duval
Prof. Dr. Sarah C. Davis
Dr. Darren Drewry
Guest Editors

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