Impacts of agriculture and snow dynamics on catchment water balance in the US and Great Britain

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F24%3A101288" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/24:101288 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01891-w" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01891-w</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01891-w" target="_blank" >10.1038/s43247-024-01891-w</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Impacts of agriculture and snow dynamics on catchment water balance in the US and Great Britain

Original language description

The Budyko water balance is a fundamental concept in hydrology that links aridity to how precipitation is divided between evapotranspiration and streamflow. While the model is powerful, its ability to explain temporal changes and the influence of human activities and climate change is limited. Here we introduce a causal discovery algorithm to explore deviations from the Budyko water balance, attributing them to human interventions such as agricultural activities and snow dynamics. Our analysis of 1342 catchments across the U.S. and Great Britain reveals distinct patterns: in the U.S., snow fraction and irrigation alter the Budyko water balance predominantly through changes in aridity-streamflow relationships, while in Great Britain, deviations are primarily driven by changes in precipitation-streamflow relationships, notable in catchments with high cropland percentage. By integrating causal analysis with the Budyko water balance, we enhance understanding of how human activities and climate dynamics affect water balance, offering insights for water management and sustainability in the Anthropocene.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10503 - Water resources

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN

2662-4435

e-ISSN

2662-4435

Volume of the periodical

5

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

1-14

UT code for WoS article

001361310600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85209726820