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对雨水基础设施未来气候风险的空间分析
Jonathan B Butcher1, Saumya Sarkar2, Thomas E Johnson3
1Tetra Tech WTR, Tetra Tech, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
概括
气候变化将加剧美国各地的降雨事件,增加雨水的下水. 这就需要重新评估基础设施设计要求,以考虑更频繁,更强烈的降雨,而不仅仅是极端事件.
科学领域:
- 环境科学环境科学
- 气候科学是气候科学.
- 水文学的水文学
背景情况:
- 预计气候变化将增加全球降雨事件的强度和频率.
- 雨水基础设施的性能和设计严重依赖于降水模式.
- 现有的基础设施设计标准可能无法充分考虑未来的气候变化影响.
研究的目的:
- 进行全国范围的气候变化对降水,雨水下水和基础设施设计的影响评估.
- 为当地雨水管理者提供详细的空间信息.
- 对一系列预期的未来降雨事件进行基础设施性能评估.
主要方法:
- 根据多个未来气候场景进行的降雨强度,持续时间和频率分析.
- 地理条件回归用于气候变化影响的空间插值.
- 对雨水流水和储存要求的潜在影响进行选评估.
主要成果:
- 预计大多数美国地区将出现24小时降雨事件的强度增加,并且在2年或更长时间内再次发生.
- 预计雨水排放量将会增加.
- 可能需要增强雨水储存能力.
- 对于更频繁的事件,如第90百分位事件,观察到的变化较少.
结论:
- 未来的气候变化可能会增加美国各地重大降雨事件的强度.
- 雨水基础设施可能需要设计调整以适应增加的下水.
- 对于有效的适应规划,一个空间详细的,全国范围的评估至关重要.
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