Post on 16-Apr-2017
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Future changes in extreme streamflow
over the Amazonian sub-basins
1119 (b) - Extreme hydrological events: deciphering
changes in hazard and risk at different time-scales
Matthieu Guimberteau (LSCE) J. Ronchail, J. C. Espinoza, M. Lengaigne, B. Sultan,
J. Polcher, G. Drapeau, J.-L. Guyot, A. Ducharne and P. Ciais
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Recent increase in discharge amplitude at Óbidos
High flows
Low flows
Mean flows
Update of Figure 2 from Callède et al. (2004, Hydrol. Sci. J.)
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Ronchail et al. (2014, Env. Géomatique)
Are present-time extreme discharges
precursors of future conditions in the Amazon basin?
Recent increase in discharge amplitude at Óbidos
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Historical
meteorological
forcing
ORCHIDEE
Control simulation (1980-2000)
(Guimberteau et al., 2012,
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sc.)
Protocol
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Future climate
change forcing
Historical
meteorological
forcing
ORCHIDEE
Climate
change
simulations
Control simulation (1980-2000)
(Guimberteau et al., 2012,
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sc.)
Protocol
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8 GCMs
3 emission scenarios
Middle and end of the century
Future climate
change forcing
Historical
meteorological
forcing
ORCHIDEE
Climate
change
simulations
Control simulation (1980-2000)
(Guimberteau et al., 2012,
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sc.)
Climatology of
GCMs outputs
anomalies
Delta downscaling method
Protocol
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8 GCMs
3 emission scenarios
Middle and end of the century
Future climate
change forcing
Historical
meteorological
forcing
ORCHIDEE
Climate
change
simulations
Control simulation (1980-2000)
(Guimberteau et al., 2012,
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sc.) Impact of
climate
change on
discharge
Comparison
Climatology of
GCMs outputs
anomalies
Delta downscaling method
Protocol
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Present time Future time Relative difference (%)
Runoff coefficient change
P
QRcoeff
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Number of GCMs that project a P increase (2046–2065), SRESA1B scenario
Little change in average P
(+1.1%) but spatial variation !
Annual P change
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Number of GCMs that project a P increase in JJA (2046–2065), SRESA1B scenario
Most of the GCMs simulate a P
decrease in the southern regions
during the dry season
JJA P change
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No change in high flow of the Amazon
Systematic discharge decrease during the recession period,
leading to a 10% low-flow decrease
Conclusion
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No change in high flow of the Amazon
Systematic discharge decrease during the recession period,
leading to a 10% low-flow decrease
A high-flow increase is simulated in the western regions (+7%)
but with low confidence
In the north, the low-flow decrease becomes higher towards the
east (up to -55%)
Conclusion
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No change in high flow of the Amazon
Systematic discharge decrease during the recession period,
leading to a 10% low-flow decrease
A high-flow increase is simulated in the western regions (+7%)
but with low confidence
In the north, the low-flow decrease becomes higher towards the
east (up to -55%)
In the southern regions where the dry season would be longer
and more severe (Boisier et al, 2015, Nature Clim. Change), the
low flows would decrease by up to -50% in the south-east
Southern sub-basins with low runoff coefficient become more
responsive to P change
Deforestation is not taken into account in our study
Conclusion
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The ORCHIDEE model
Land surface model
LE, H, albedo, LAI ...
Meteorological dataset
P, Q, T,
radiation...
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The ORCHIDEE model
Energy model
+
Physically based soil hydrology scheme
Routing scheme
Surface runoff + deep drainage
Prescribed
distribution of the
vegetation
Floodplains
and swamps
River discharge
LE, H, albedo, LAI ...
Meteorological dataset
P, Q, T,
radiation...