The aridity Index under global warming

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 124006 - 124016
• Main Authors: Greve, P, Roderick, M L, Ukkola, A M, Wada, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Aridity; Atmospheric models; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Climate models; Environmental assessment; Evaporation; Evaporation rate; Global warming; Parameterization; vegetation; water availability

Aridity is a complex concept that ideally requires a comprehensive assessment of hydroclimatological and hydroecological variables to fully understand anticipated changes. A widely used (offline) impact model to assess projected changes in aridity is the aridity index (AI) (defined as the ratio of p...