Articles | Volume 26, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-3731-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-3731-2022
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18 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 18 Jul 2022

Net irrigation requirement under different climate scenarios using AquaCrop over Europe

Louise Busschaert, Shannon de Roos, Wim Thiery, Dirk Raes, and Gabriëlle J. M. De Lannoy

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Increasing amounts of water are used for agriculture. Therefore, we looked into how irrigation requirements will evolve under a changing climate over Europe. Our results show that, by the end of the century and under high emissions, irrigation water will increase by 30 % on average compared to the year 2000. Also, the irrigation requirement is likely to vary more from 1 year to another. However, if emissions are mitigated, these effects are reduced.
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