Unraveling the influence of atmospheric evaporative demand on drought and its response to climate change

Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano; Tim R. McVicar; Diego G. Miralles; Yuting Yang; Miquel Tomas‐Burguera

doi:10.1002/wcc.632

journal article Dec 19, 2019

Unraveling the influence of atmospheric evaporative demand on drought and its response to climate change

Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano Tim R. McVicar

Diego G. Miralles

Yuting Yang

Miquel Tomas‐Burguera

WIREs Climate Change Vol. 11 No. 2 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThis review examines the role of the atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) in drought. AED is a complex concept and here we discuss possible AED definitions, the subsequent metrics to measure and estimate AED, and the different physical drivers that control it. The complex influence of AED on meteorological, environmental/agricultural and hydrological droughts is discussed, stressing the important spatial differences related to the climatological conditions. Likewise, AED influence on drought has implications regarding how different drought metrics consider AED in their attempts to quantify drought severity. Throughout the article, we assess literature findings with respect to: (a) recent drought trends and future projections; (b) the several uncertainties related to data availability; (c) the sensitivity of current drought metrics to AED; and (d) possible roles that both the radiative and physiological effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations may play as we progress into the future. All these issues preclude identifying a simple effect of the AED on drought severity. Rather it calls for different evaluations of drought impacts and trends under future climate scenarios, considering the complex feedbacks governing the climate system.This article is categorized under:
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Published: Dec 19, 2019
Vol/Issue: 11(2)
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Authors

S

Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano

Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Spanish National Research Council Zaragoza Spain

T

Tim R. McVicar

CSIRO Land and Water The Australian National University Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes The Australian National University Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia

D

Diego G. Miralles

Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Management, Ghent University Ghent Belgium

Y

Yuting Yang

Department of Hydraulic Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing China

M

Miquel Tomas‐Burguera

Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Spanish National Research Council Zaragoza Spain

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 41890821

European Commission Award: 690462 (INDECIS)

H2020 European Research Council Award: 715254 (DRY‐2‐DRY)

Axis IT and T Award: CROSSDRO

Cite This Article

Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano, Tim R. McVicar, Diego G. Miralles, et al. (2019). Unraveling the influence of atmospheric evaporative demand on drought and its response to climate change. WIREs Climate Change, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.632

Unraveling the influence of atmospheric evaporative demand on drought and its response to climate change

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