A Model-Based Assessment of Potential Impacts of Man-Made Reservoirs on Precipitation

Earth Interactions

Rezaul Mahmood¹  Eric Rappin²  Jesse Winchester³  William Rodgers³  Faisal Hossain⁴ 

[1] Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;Earth System Science Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama;Meteorology Program, Department of Geography and Geology and Kentucky Climate Center, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky;Meteorology Program, and CHAOS Laboratory, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky

关键词: Anthropogenic effects;    Atmosphere–land interaction;    Land use;    Local effects;   

DOI  :  10.1175/EI-D-16-0016.1

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: American Geophysical Union

【 摘 要 】

Land-use land-cover change (LULCC) plays an important role in weather and climate systems. Human modifications of land cover include building reservoirs and thus creating artificial lakes for multipurpose use. In this research, the authors have completed a Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model–based assessment of impacts of two large parallel lakes on precipitation. This area is located in the western part of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee and known as the Land between the Lakes (LBL). To determine the impacts, this study has replaced the lakes with grass, deciduous forests, and bare soil and conducted model simulations for three precipitation events of different magnitudes.

【 授权许可】

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