Projected Changes in Reference Evapotranspiration in California and Nevada: Implications for Drought and Wildland Fire Danger

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 8; no. 11
• Main Authors: McEvoy, Daniel J., Pierce, David W., Kalansky, Julie F., Cayan, Daniel R., Abatzoglou, John T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Analogs; california; Climate change; Climate models; Drought; Drought index; evaporative demand; Evapotranspiration; Evapotranspiration-precipitation relationships; Extreme drought; Extreme weather; extremes; Fire danger; Fire hazards; Flammability; Forest degradation; Global climate; Global climate models; Humidity; Local climates; nevada; Precipitation; Resource management; Specific humidity; Surface water; Temperature; Water resources; Water resources management; Water shortages; wildfire; Wildfires; United States > US; California; Nevada

Recent high impact wildfires and droughts in California and Nevada have been linked to extremes in the Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), respectively. Both indices are dependent on reference evapotranspiration (ET0). Future change...