Impacts of climate change on land surface hydrologic fluxes

Hydrological extremes are often defined by a series of complex processes operating at a range of geographical and temporal scales. Climate extremes’ dynamics are highly impacted by land surface hydrologic fluxes (e.g., the interaction of temperature precipitation, soil moisture, etc.). It is critical to identify places where land surface conditions have a substantial influence on the atmosphere to improve our knowledge of regional and local climatic extremes. Additional research is necessary to determine the effects of climate change on land surface hydrologic fluxes. This study intends to analyze changes in land surface hydrologic fluxes as a result of climate change using remote sensing products (e.g., soil moisture) by conducting a systematic assessment of the land-performance atmosphere’s simulations of key variables (e.g., runoff and water storage) across hydroclimatic regimes over watersheds in Canada.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jan Franklin Adamowski

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Partner:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

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