The global water cycle has been profoundly affected by human land–water management. As
the changes in the water cycle on land can affect the functioning of a wide range of …

There have been tremendous changes in the global land use pattern in the past 50 years,
which has directly or indirectly exerted significant influence on the global climate change …

A new version of the RegCM regional climate modeling system, RegCM4, has been recently
developed and made available for public use. Compared to previous versions, RegCM4 …

Land cover changes (LCCs) play an important role in the climate system. Research over
recent decades highlights the impacts of these changes on atmospheric temperature …

Various studies have documented the effects of modern‐day irrigation on regional and
global climate, but none, to date, have considered the time‐varying impact of steadily …

Simulating the Effects of Irrigation over the United States in a Land Surface Model Based on
Satellite-Derived Agricultural Data in: Journal of Hydrometeorology Volume 11 Issue 1 (2010) …

Characterizing climatological and hydrological responses to agricultural irrigation continues
to be an important challenge to understanding the full impact of water management on the …

Accurate geospatial information on the extent of irrigated land improves our understanding
of agricultural water use, local land surface processes, conservation or depletion of water …

Land‐use changes through forestry and other activities alter not just carbon storage, but
biophysical properties, including albedo, surface roughness, and canopy conductance, all of …

A global climate model experiment is performed to evaluate the effect of irrigation on
temperatures in several major irrigated regions of the world. The Community Atmosphere …