Independent effects of temperature and precipitation on modeled runoff in the conterminous United States

Water Resources Research
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A water‐balance model is used to simulate time series of water‐year runoff for 4 km × 4 km grid cells for the conterminous United States during the 1900–2008 period. Model outputs are used to examine the separate effects of precipitation and temperature on runoff variability. Overall, water‐year runoff has increased in the conterminous United States and precipitation has accounted for almost all of the variability in water‐year runoff during the past century. In contrast, temperature effects on runoff have been small for most locations in the United States even during periods when temperatures for most of the United States increased significantly.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Independent effects of temperature and precipitation on modeled runoff in the conterminous United States
Series title Water Resources Research
DOI 10.1029/2011WR010630
Volume 47
Issue 11
Year Published 2011
Language English
Publisher American Geophysical Union
Description W11522, 11 p.
Larger Work Title Water Resources Research
Country United States
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