Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1103-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1103-2016
Research article
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15 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 15 Mar 2016

Influence of climate variability on water partitioning and effective energy and mass transfer in a semi-arid critical zone

Xavier Zapata-Rios, Paul D. Brooks, Peter A. Troch, Jennifer McIntosh, and Craig Rasmussen

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In this study, we quantify how climate variability in the last 3 decades (1984–2012) has affected water availability and the temporal trends in effective energy and mass transfer (EEMT). This study takes place in the Jemez River basin in northern New Mexico. Results from this study indicated a decreasing trend in water availability, a reduction in forest productivity (4 g C m−2 per 10 mm of reduction in precipitation), and decreasing EEMT (1.2–1.3 MJ m2 decade−1).