Applying downscaled global climate model data to a hydrodynamic surface-water and groundwater model
American Journal of Climate Change
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Abstract
Precipitation data from Global Climate Models have been downscaled to smaller regions. Adapting this downscaled precipitation data to a coupled hydrodynamic surface-water/groundwater model of southern Florida allows an examination of future conditions and their effect on groundwater levels, inundation patterns, surface-water stage and flows, and salinity. The downscaled rainfall data include the 1996-2001 time series from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting ERA-40 simulation and both the 1996-1999 and 2038-2057 time series from two global climate models: the Community Climate System Model (CCSM) and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamic Laboratory (GFDL). Synthesized surface-water inflow datasets were developed for the 2038-2057 simulations. The resulting hydrologic simulations, with and without a 30-cm sea-level rise, were compared with each other and field data to analyze a range of projected conditions. Simulations predicted generally higher future stage and groundwater levels and surface-water flows, with sea-level rise inducing higher coastal salinities. A coincident rise in sea level, precipitation and surface-water flows resulted in a narrower inland saline/fresh transition zone. The inland areas were affected more by the rainfall difference than the sea-level rise, and the rainfall differences make little difference in coastal inundation, but a larger difference in coastal salinities.
Suggested Citation
Swain, E., Stefanova, L., Smith, T., 2014, Applying downscaled global climate model data to a hydrodynamic surface-water and groundwater model: American Journal of Climate Change, v. 3, no. 1, p. 33-49, https://doi.org/10.4236/ajcc.2014.31004.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Applying downscaled global climate model data to a hydrodynamic surface-water and groundwater model |
| Series title | American Journal of Climate Change |
| DOI | 10.4236/ajcc.2014.31004 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Scientific Research Publishing Inc. |
| Publisher location | Irvine, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Florida Water Science Center |
| Description | 17 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | American Journal of Climate Change |
| First page | 33 |
| Last page | 49 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |