Table 1 Trends of future hydrological fluxes and storages.
From: Divergent effects of climate change on future groundwater availability in key mid-latitude aquifers
Variable | Unit | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Valley | Southern Plains | Middle East | Northwestern India | North China Plain | Guarani | Canning Basin | ||
Total precipitation | mm yr−1 dec−1 | 10.6 ± 5.9 | 0.7 ± 4.4* | −0.1 ± 2.0* | 6.3 ± 7.7 | 22.8 ± 5.2 | 10.0 ± 4.0 | 9.1 ± 6.7 |
Rainfall | mm yr−1 dec−1 | 22.2 ± 5.6 | 5.0 ± 4.2 | 4.3 ± 2.0 | 8.6 ± 7.6 | 26.4 ± 5.2 | 10.0 ± 4.0 | 9.1 ± 6.7 |
Snowfall | mm yr−1 dec−1 | −11.6 ± 1.3 | −4.3 ± 0.6 | −4.4 ± 0.4 | −2.3 ± 0.6 | −3.6 ± 0.6 | −0.1 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
Total evapotranspiration | mm yr−1 dec−1 | 2.9 ± 1.4 | 1.8 ± 3.4 | 1.6 ± 1.7 | 2.5 ± 2.8 | 15.2 ± 1.0 | 6.4 ± 2.6 | 3.9 ± 3.4 |
Evaporation | mm yr−1 dec−1 | 4.0 ± 0.9 | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | 6.4 ± 0.5 | 5.8 ± 0.6 | 6.2 ± 2.5 |
Transpiration | mm yr−1 dec−1 | −1.1 ± 0.7 | −2.2 ± 2.5 | 0.1 ± 0.4* | −1.5 ± 2.1 | 8.8 ± 1.0 | 0.6 ± 3.0* | −2.3 ± 1.1 |
Snowmelt | mm yr−1 dec−1 | −13.3 ± 1.6 | −4.6 ± 0.6 | −5.6 ± 0.6 | −3.2 ± 0.8 | −3.8 ± 0.7 | −0.1 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
Surface runoff | mm yr−1 dec−1 | 2.1 ± 1.3 | −1.0 ± 0.6 | −0.5 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 1.7 | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 1.8 ± 1.4 |
Infiltration | mm yr−1 dec−1 | 4.5 ± 4.0 | −2.3 ± 3.0 | −0.7 ± 0.7 | 1.0 ± 5.3* | 12.4 ± 3.7 | 1.5 ± 3.5 | 1.2 ± 3.3* |
Groundwater recharge | mm yr−1 dec−1 | 5.5 ± 4.1 | −0.2 ± 0.6* | −0.6 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 3.5 | 3.7 ± 3.7 | 0.7 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 2.9 |
Groundwater storage | mm dec−1 | 1.8 ± 3.3* | −23.3 ± 11.4 | −15.2 ± 3.4 | 7.4 ± 11.1 | 10.0 ± 5.6 | 54.3 ± 20.0 | 3.6 ± 4.3 |
