Matthew Binsted, Gokul Iyer, Ryna Cui, Zarrar Khan, Kalyn Dorheim, Leon Clarke DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2020.100551 Abstract: Energy-economic models are used to provide science-based decision support in many contexts; evaluating scenarios generated by these models is critical for establishing the credibility of the analyses these tools support. We propose a framework for…

Absar, S.M., McManamay, R.A., Preston, B.L., Taylor, A.M. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111911 Abstract: Scenarios are commonly used to evaluate the environmental implications of future alternative energy pathways – they provide a benchmark for policy-makers to evaluate social, economic or environmental tradeoffs of various policies and their benefits to society. However, scenarios may…

Chi Chen, Dan Li, Yue Li, Shilong Piao, Xuhui Wang, Maoyi Huang, Pierre Gentine, Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Ranga B. Myneni DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb1981 Abstract: Satellite observations show widespread increasing trends of leaf area index (LAI), known as the Earth greening. However, the biophysical impacts of this greening on land surface temperature…

Xuan Luo, Pouya Vahmani, Tianzhen Hong and Andrew Jones DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11111206 Abstract: More frequent and longer duration heat waves have been observed worldwide and are recognized as a serious threat to human health and the stability of electrical grids. Past studies have identified a positive feedback between heat waves and…

Kaiser, K.E., Flores, A.N. and Vernon, C.R. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jors.306 Abstract: Janus is an open source Python package for agent-based modeling (ABM) of land use and land cover change (LULCC). Many ABMs of LULCC have been created across platforms, some of which are not ideal for large scale, high resolution scenarios….

Min Chen, Chris R. Vernon, Neal T. Graham, Mohamad Hejazi, Maoyi Huang, Yanyan Cheng & Katherine Calvin DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00669-x Abstract: Global future land use (LU) is an important input for Earth system models for projecting Earth system dynamics and is critical for many modeling studies on future global change. Here…

Anjana Devanand, Maoyi Huang, David M. Lawrence, Colin M. Zarzycki, Zhe Feng, Peter J. Lawrence, Yun Qian, Zhao Yang DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019MS001925 Abstract: Prior research indicates that land use and land cover change (LULCC) in the central United States has led to significant changes in surface climate. The spatial resolution of…

Xiaodong Chen, L. Ruby Leung DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089254 Abstract: Atmospheric rivers (ARs) play a crucial role in the hydroclimate of the U.S. west coast. While the impact of large‐scale sea surface temperature (SST) patterns on ARs is well recognized, the specific roles of local SST on ARs have not been systematically…

Gonzalez, J. M., J. E. Tomlinson, J. J. Harou, E. A. Martínez Ceseña, M. Panteli, A. Bottacin-Busolin, A. Hurford, M. A. Olivares, A. Siddiqui, T. Erfani, K. M. Strzepek, P. Mancarella, J. Mutale, E. Obuobie, A. H. Seid and A. Z. Ya DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114794 Abstract: The design of water and…

Sean W. D. Turner, Kenji Doering, Nathalie Voisin DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027902 Abstract: Large‐scale hydrological and water resource models (LHMs) are used increasingly to study the vulnerability of human systems to water scarcity. These models rely on generic reservoir release schemes that often fail to capture the nuances of operations at individual…