Impacts of land use change on the continental water cycle over North America in a changing climate

One of the greatest risks posed by climate change are potential impacts on water resources. However, humans modify the terrestrial water cycle not only through climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions, but also by perturbing land cover through changes in land use. The goal of this project is to compare the role of changes in land use and changes in climate in causing changes in the water cycle over North America. To do so, we will use a set of regional climate model experiment designed to separate these two effects.

Faculty Supervisor:

Alexis Berg

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Partner:

Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Université de Montréal

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