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Representing farmer irrigated crop area adaptation in a large-scale hydrological model
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Nathalie Voisin
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Christian Klassert
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
Travis Thurber
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Wenwei Xu
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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Short summary
Global and regional models used to evaluate water shortages typically neglect the possibility that irrigated crop areas may change in response to future hydrological conditions, such as the fallowing of crops in response to drought. Here, we enhance a model used for water shortage analysis with farmer agents that dynamically adapt their irrigated crop areas based on simulated hydrological conditions. Results indicate that such cropping adaptation can strongly alter simulated water shortages.
Global and regional models used to evaluate water shortages typically neglect the possibility...
