Climate change impacts on meteorological, agricultural and hydrological droughts in China

• Published in: Global and planetary change Vol. 126; pp. 23 - 34
• Main Authors: Leng, Guoyong, Tang, Qiuhong, Rayburg, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2015
• Subjects: atmospheric precipitation; China; climate; Climate change; climate change impacts; Climate models; drought; Droughts; Emission analysis; hydrologic models; Hydrology; Impact analysis; Infiltration; runoff; Soil moisture; soil water; temperature; China, People's Rep; China; climate change impacts; droughts; China

Bias corrected daily climate projections from five global circulation models (GCMs) under the RCP8.5 emission scenarios were fed into a calibrated Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) hydrologic model to project future hydrological changes in China. The standardized precipitation index (SPI), standa...