RT Dissertation/Thesis
T1 Future changes in atmospheric moisture and wind field using numerical simulations: Implications for moisture transport and wind energy
T2 Cambios futuros en la humedad atmosférica y el campo de viento mediante simulaciones numéricas: Implicaciones para el transporte de humedad y la energía eólica
A1 Fernández Álvarez, José Carlos
K1 2502 Climatología
K1 2501.10 Estructura Atmosférica
AB Thermal warming of the atmosphere is projected to exceed targets of 1.5°C or 2°C in the 21st century unless dramatic reductions in CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions are made in the coming decades. The thermodynamic response to a warmed atmosphere per degree of warming is a 6-7% increase in atmospheric water vapor at low levels, based on the Clausius-Clapeyron relationship, and this will have a strengthening impact on moisture transport throughout—the world. In addition, changes in atmospheric circulation patterns will also occur as the planet retains more heat, affecting the global and regional atmospheric water balance. Therefore, the net effect of dynamic (circulation) and thermodynamic processes is extremely relevant when analyzing future changes in moisture sources for precipitation in a region. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the links between moisture sources and sinks, the role of climate change in modifying atmospheric moisture transport, and how this may influence continental precipitation. On the other hand, associated with the changes in the circulation patterns, a change in the wind pattern is expected at a global, regional, and local level, affecting in the generation of wind energy; being the same a crucial energy resource within clean and renewable energy for the Iberian Peninsula (particularly for Galicia) and all of Europe.
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/6340
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/6340
LA eng
NO Xunta de Galicia | Ref. ED481A-2020/193
DS Investigo
RD 09-sep-2024