Human-induced (HI) warming increased Four Corners’ air temperatures by between +1.3 and +2°C, increasing vapor pressure deficits and reducing NDVI by ~16-30%. Without HI warming, March SWE would have been higher by ~20%.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Title | Quantifying human-induced temperature impacts on the 2018 United States Four Corners drought |
| DOI | 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0187.1 |
| Authors | Emily Williams, Chris Funk, Shraddhanand Shukla, Daniel McEvoy |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |
| Index ID | 70208913 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |