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Drivers of drought-induced shifts in the water balance through a Budyko approach
Blue Forest Conservation, Sacramento, CA, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Francesco Avanzi
CIMA Research Foundation, via Armando Magliotto 2, 17100, Savona, Italy
Steven D. Glaser
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Roger C. Bales
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced, CA, USA
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Short summary
Predicting how much water will end up in rivers is more difficult during droughts because the relationship between precipitation and streamflow can change in unexpected ways. We differentiate between changes that are predictable based on the weather patterns and those harder to predict because they depend on the land and vegetation of a particular region. This work helps clarify why models are less accurate during droughts and helps predict how much water will be available for human use.
Predicting how much water will end up in rivers is more difficult during droughts because the...
