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Cascading Dynamics of the Hydrologic Cycle in California Explored through Observations and Model Simulations

Massoud, Elias, Turmon, Michael, Reager, John, Hobbs, Jonathan, Liu, Zhen, and David, Cédric H., 2020. Cascading Dynamics of the Hydrologic Cycle in California Explored through Observations and Model Simulations. Geosciences, 10(2):71, doi:10.3390/geosciences10020071.

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@ARTICLE{2020Geosc..10...71M,
       author = {{Massoud}, Elias and {Turmon}, Michael and {Reager}, John and {Hobbs}, Jonathan and {Liu}, Zhen and {David}, C{\'e}dric H.},
        title = "{Cascading Dynamics of the Hydrologic Cycle in California Explored through Observations and Model Simulations}",
      journal = {Geosciences},
     keywords = {drought, hydrologic cycle, GRACE, NLDAS, water depletion, California},
         year = 2020,
        month = feb,
       volume = {10},
       number = {2},
          eid = {71},
        pages = {71},
     abstract = "{As drought occurs in a region it can have cascading effects through the
        water cycle. In this study, we explore the temporal co-evolution
        of various components of the hydrologic cycle in California from
        2002 to 2018. We combine information from the Gravity Recovery
        and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites, the North American
        Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) suite of models, and the
        California Department of Water Resources (DWR) reservoir levels
        to analyze dynamics of Total Water Storage (TWS), soil moisture,
        snow pack, large reservoir storage, and ultimately, groundwater.
        For TWS, a trend of -2 cm/yr is observed during the entire time
        period of our analysis; however, this rate increases to about -5
        cm/yr during drought periods (2006-2010 and 2012-2016). Results
        indicate that the majority of the loss in TWS is caused by
        groundwater depletion. Using proper error accounting, we are
        able to identify the start, the peak, and the ending of the
        drought periods for each individual water state variable in the
        study domain. We show that snow and soil moisture are impacted
        earlier and recover faster than surface water and groundwater.
        The annual and year-to-year dynamics shown in our results
        portray a clear cascading effect of the hydrologic cycle on the
        scale of 8-16 months.}",
          doi = {10.3390/geosciences10020071},
       adsurl = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020Geosc..10...71M},
      adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}

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