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Global pattern for the effect of climate and land cover on water yield

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  • Guoyi Zhou

    (South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaohua Wei

    (Earth & Environmental Sciences and Physical Geography, University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus))

  • Xiuzhi Chen

    (South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ping Zhou

    (Guangdong Academy of Forestry)

  • Xiaodong Liu

    (South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yin Xiao

    (South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ge Sun

    (Eastern Forest Environment Threat Assessment Center, USDA Forest Service)

  • David F. Scott

    (Earth & Environmental Sciences and Physical Geography, University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus))

  • Shuyidan Zhou

    (Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Campus)

  • Liusheng Han

    (Guangzhou Institute of Geography)

  • Yongxian Su

    (Guangzhou Institute of Geography)

Abstract

Research results on the effects of land cover change on water resources vary greatly and the topic remains controversial. Here we use published data worldwide to examine the validity of Fuh’s equation, which relates annual water yield (R) to a wetness index (precipitation/potential evapotranspiration; P/PET) and watershed characteristics (m). We identify two critical values at P/PET=1 and m=2. m plays a more important role than P/PET when m 2. When P/PET 1, suggesting that any land cover changes in non-humid regions (P/PET

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  • Guoyi Zhou & Xiaohua Wei & Xiuzhi Chen & Ping Zhou & Xiaodong Liu & Yin Xiao & Ge Sun & David F. Scott & Shuyidan Zhou & Liusheng Han & Yongxian Su, 2015. "Global pattern for the effect of climate and land cover on water yield," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-9, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms6918
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6918
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