TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to present the climate change effect on soil moisture regimes in Mexico in a global 1.5°C warming scenario.Design/methodology/approach The soil moisture regimes were determined using the Newhall simulation model with the database of mean monthly precipitation and temperature at a scale of 1: 250,000 for the current scenario and with the climate change scenarios associated with a mean global temperature increase of 1.5°C, considering two Representative Concentration Pathways, 4.5 and 8.5 W/m2 and three general models of atmospheric circulation, namely, GFDL, HADGEM and MPI. The different vegetation types of the country were related to the soil moisture regimes for current conditions and for climate change.Findings According to the HADGEM and MPI models, almost the entire country is predicted to undergo a considerable increase in soil moisture deficit, and part of the areas of each moisture regime will shift to the next drier regime. The GFDL model also predicts this trend but at smaller proportions.Originality/value The changes in soil moisture at the regional scale that reveal the impacts of climate change and indicate where these changes will occur are important elements of the knowledge concerning the vulnerability of soils to climate change. New cartography is available in Mexico.
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
SN  - 1756-8692
DO  - 10.1108/IJCCSM-08-2018-0062
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-08-2018-0062
AU  - Gomez Diaz Jesus David
AU  - Monterroso Alejandro I.
AU  - Ruiz Patricia
AU  - Lechuga Lizeth M.
AU  - Álvarez Ana Cecilia Conde
AU  - Asensio Carlos
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Soil moisture regimes in Mexico in a global 1.5°C warming scenario
T2  - International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 465
EP  - 482
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -