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Simulating second-generation herbaceous bioenergy crop yield using the global hydrological model H08 (v.bio1)
Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for
Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
Naota Hanasaki
Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for
Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
Vera Heck
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegraphenberg A 31,
Potsdam 14473, Germany
Tomoko Hasegawa
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ritsumeikan
University, 56-1, Toji-in Kitamachi, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8577, Japan
Shinichiro Fujimori
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University, Building
C1-3, C-cluster, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8504, Japan
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Short summary
Incorporating bioenergy crops into the well-established global hydrological models is seldom seen today. Here, we successfully enhance a state-of-the-art global hydrological model H08 to simulate bioenergy crop yield. We found that unconstrained irrigation more than doubled the yield under rainfed conditions while simultaneously reducing the water use efficiency by 32 % globally. Our enhanced model provides a new tool for the future assessment of bioenergy–water tradeoffs.
Incorporating bioenergy crops into the well-established global hydrological models is seldom...
