Influence of the interannual variability of meteorological drought on the cross-interactions of ecological and hydrological drought in the central Spanish Pyrenees

Sergio M. Vicente Serrano; Ahmed  El Kenawy; Javier Zabalza-Martínez; Iván Noguera; Dhais Peña-Angulo; Carmelo Juez; Magí  Franquesa; Beatriz Fernández-Duque; Fernando  Domínguez-Castro; Lars Eklundh; Hongxiao Jin; Tobias  Conradt; Conor Murphy; Jesús Julio Camarero; Jorge  Lorenzo-Lacruz

doi:10.21138/GF.816

Influence of the interannual variability of meteorological drought on the cross-interactions of ecological and hydrological drought in the central Spanish Pyrenees

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Sergio M. Vicente Serrano Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-518X
Ahmed El Kenawy Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-518X
Javier Zabalza-Martínez Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-6186
Iván Noguera Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-9504
Dhais Peña-Angulo Department of Geography, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6249-442X
Carmelo Juez 1aInstituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2985-1023
Magí Franquesa Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3101-0394
Beatriz Fernández-Duque Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0083-6559
Fernando Domínguez-Castro Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3085-7040
Lars Eklundh Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Hongxiao Jin Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-7814
Tobias Conradt Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-9794
Conor Murphy Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4891-2650
Jesús Julio Camarero Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE–CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-2922
Jorge Lorenzo-Lacruz Department of Human Sciences, Area of Physical Geography, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7582-1776

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https://doi.org/10.21138/GF.816

Abstract

This paper analyzes the influence of the interannual variability of climatic drought on ecological and hydrological droughts for a basin in the central Spanish Pyrenees using variables derived from observations and hydro-ecological simulation in order to determine the possible connection between meteorological, ecological and hydrological drought considering a cascading approach and encompassing different variables that give insights into water availability in the basin (e.g., soil moisture, streamflow, reservoir storages and releases). Using different climatic, ecological and hydrological standardized drought indices, we show the greater role of meteorological droughts in hydrological systems than in ecological systems, and the small influence of vegetation activity and growth in explaining the interannual variability of water resources in the basin. By contrast,hydrological droughts are strongly affected by precipitation variability with relationships characterized by seasonal differences and the role of different time-scales in the standardized drought metrics.

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2023-07-24

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Vicente Serrano, S. M., El Kenawy, A. ., Zabalza-Martínez, J., Noguera, I., Peña-Angulo, D., Juez, C., Franquesa, M. ., Fernández-Duque, B., Domínguez-Castro, F. ., Eklundh, L., Jin, H., Conradt, T. ., Murphy, C., Julio Camarero, J., & Lorenzo-Lacruz, J. . (2023). Influence of the interannual variability of meteorological drought on the cross-interactions of ecological and hydrological drought in the central Spanish Pyrenees. GeoFocus. International Review of Geographical Information Science and Technology, (31), 55–85. https://doi.org/10.21138/GF.816

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