Irrigation demand and supply given projections of climate and land use change in Yolo County, California

This research paper evaluates the impact of climate change and adaptive management on irrigation water supply within the Cache Creek watershed in Yolo County, California, using the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system calibrated with 1971–2000 historical data.

• Under B1 and A2 baseline climate scenarios, irrigation demand is projected to increase by 26% and 32% respectively during the latter part of the century. While increased spring precipitation upstream makes reservoir releases less vulnerable, legal limits on these releases mean that additional demand must be met through increased groundwater extraction.
• The increase in irrigation demand caused by climate change alone is an order of magnitude greater than the reductions in applied water achieved through changes in cropping patterns.
• The most significant water savings are achieved by combining irrigation technology improvements with a diversified, water-efficient cropping pattern, which reduces demand to 12% below the historical mean and subsequently reduces groundwater pumping.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2013). Irrigation demand and supply given projections of climate and land use change in Yolo County, California. https://www.sei.org/publications/irrigation-demand-and-supply-given-projections-of-climate-and-land-use-change-in-yolo-county-california/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Irrigation demand and supply given projections of climate and land use change in Yolo County, California. 2013. https://www.sei.org/publications/irrigation-demand-and-supply-given-projections-of-climate-and-land-use-change-in-yolo-county-california/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2013irrigation, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Irrigation demand and supply given projections of climate and land use change in Yolo County, California}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/irrigation-demand-and-supply-given-projections-of-climate-and-land-use-change-in-yolo-county-california/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }