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1 Ecohydrology Philippe CHOLER Staff scientist at CNRS (University of Grenoble - France)

2 Outline of the lectures Lecture 1 1. What is ecohydrology? 2. The "green" water flow in the global water cycle Reading Discussion : Jung, M., et al Recent decline in the global land evapotranspiration trend due to limited moisture supply. - Nature 467: Lecture 2 3. The soil water balance 4. Processes and models of dryland dynamics Reading Discussion : Good, S. P. and Caylor, K. K Climatological determinants of woody cover in Africa. - Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108: Lecture 3 4. Processes and models of dryland dynamics (continued) 4. Ecology of snow-covered ecosystems

3 . What is ecohydrology? Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013)

4 Water is life Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013) Source :

5 The habitable zone (HZ) Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013) Source :

6 Water phase diagram Point critique 374 C atm 25 C, 80% RH, p w 2530 Pa 5 C, 20% RH, p w 174 Pa Enthalpies de changement d'état: Fusion 6kJ mol-1 Ebullition 40.7 kj mol-1 Enthalpies de changement d'état: Fusion 6kJ mol-1 Vaporisation 40.7 kj mol-1 solid precipitation liquid precipitation

7 Dependence of the HZ to atmospheric effects Habitability (h) : mean fraction of the planet s surface on which liquid water could exist. Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013) Source: Vladilo G., et al. (2013) Astrophysical Journal, 767.

8 Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013)

9 The water balance Precipitation Rainfalls (P) Evapo- Transpiration (E T ) "Blue" water "Green" water Bassin versant Watershed river basin vapor Partitioning 1 Runoff vs. Soil infiltration R1 Surface (R1) & Subsurface (R2) Runoff - Ruissellement (R) Partitioning 2 Evapotranspiration vs. groundwater recharge R2 Groundwater Streamflow temporally lagged, spatial integral of runoff over a river basin Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013)

10 Blue and green water (FAO, 1995, 1997) Blue water flow is the visible liquid water flow moving above and below the ground as surface or sub-surface runoff, respectively Green water flow is the invisible flow of vapour to the atmosphere Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013) Source: Falkenmark M. & Rockstrom J. (2004). Earthscan.

11 Coupling between water and energy balance Flux radiatif net (R N ) (Net Radiation) Rayonnement net "Green" water Flux de chaleur Latente (H L ) (Latent Heat Flux) Flux de chaleur Sensible (H) (Sensible Heat Flux) Flux de chaleur dans le sol (H G ) (Ground Heat Flux) radiation convection conduction T a T s Apport d'énergie Pertes d'énergie Principe de conservation de l'énergie (valeurs moyennes sur une période t) R N = H + H L + H G H L = E T E T évapotranspiration : en kg m -2 s -1 d eau échangée : chaleur latente de vaporisation de l'eau (latent heat of vaporization of water).

12 Example of daily time course of fluxes (J s -1 m -2 ) Flux d énergie échangés au-dessus d'un champ d'avoine (énergie par unité de temps et de surface) (d'après Long & al 1964) Le jour, une très large part de l énergie incidente est utilisée pour l évapotranspiration

13 Stomatal control of leaf water and carbon fluxes Phénomènes diffusifs régis par la loi de Fick Transpiration (T) T= g tot,h2o (e i -e a )/P atm e x pression partielle de vapeur d'eau (chambre sous-stomatique, surface foliaire, atmosphère) Ci e i g tot,h20 : conductance stomatique à la vapeur d'eau Assimilation nette (An) Cs An = g tot,co2 (Ca - Ci)/P atm Ca CO 2 e s e a H 2 O couche limite Cx pression partielle de CO 2 (chambre sous-stomatique, surface foliaire, atmosphère) g CO2 conductance stomatique au CO 2

14 Coupling between water and carbon cycles CO 2 H 2 O A perfect anti-correlation between measurements of CO 2 and water vapor concentration is predicted if exchanges are only controlled by stomata (Monin-Obukhov Similarity Theory) WUE : Water Use Efficiency = An / T Source: Scanlon T.M. & Kustas W.P. (2010) Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 150,

15 Coupling between soil moisture and precipitation Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013) Source: Koster R.D., et al. (2004) Science, 305,

16 Vegetation-climate feedbacks Water -> Vegetation 1. Water controls large scale plant distribution patterns 2. Water controls establishment, growth and reproduction of plants Vegetation -> Water 1. Vegetation changes surface attributes that govern water and energy partitioning (albedo, roughness, soil moisture, infiltration capacity) 2. Vegetation contributes to precipitation recycling (i.e. the fraction of precipitation that comes from evapotranspired soil water) Plant responses to precipitation in semi-arid grasslands

17 Bridging diversity sciences and earth sciences Biosphère Atmosphère Hydrosphère Cryosphère Géosphère

18 Anthropogenic impacts on water balance Anthroposphere demographic & socio-economic changes Land use and land management changes Anthropenic climate change Biosphère Atmosphère Hydrosphère Cryosphère Géosphère Increasing water demand Soil erosion & degradation

19 A working definition of Ecohydrology To understand the interactions and feedbacks between hydrological and ecological processes at multiple temporal and spatial scales To understand the dynamics and the functioning of hydroecosystems To give clues for a sustainable use of natural ressources

20 Key issues in ecohydrology Vegetation patterns in relation to water availability? Biophysical processes that account for these patterns? Impact of climate and land use changes on the coupled hydrological and ecological processes? Incorporating vegetation dynamic in hydrological models?... over a range temporal scales : from diurnal to multi-decadal timescales.... over a range of spatial scales : from the plant organ to watershed and regional scales. Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013)

21 Advanced readings Burba, G. G. and Verma, S. B Prairie growth, PAR albedo and seasonal distribution of energy fluxes. - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 107: Falkenmark, M. and J. Rockstrom Balancing Water for Humans and Nature: The New Approach in Ecohydrology. Earthscan. Hannah, D. M., et al Ecohydrology and hydroecology: A new paradigm'? - Hydrological Processes 18: Koster, R. D., et al Regions of strong coupling between soil moisture and precipitation. - Science 305: Rietkerk, M., et al Multiscale soil and vegetation patchiness along a gradient of herbivore impact in a semiarid grazing system in West Africa. - Plant Ecol. 148: Scanlon, T. M. and Kustas, W. P Partitioning carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes using correlation analysis. - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 150: Vladilo, G., et al TThe habitable zone of earth-like planets with different levels of atmospheric pressure. - Astrophysical Journal 767: Fundamentals of Ecohydrology (Philippe CHOLER CNRS France). Wuwei (09/2013)

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