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US crop yield losses from hydroclimatic hazards
Hydroclimatic stresses can negatively impact crop production via water deficits (low soil water supply and high atmospheric demand) or surpluses (high soil water supply and low atmospheric demand). However, the impact of both stresses on crop yields at regional scales is not well understood. Here we quantified yield sensitivities and corresponding spatio-temporal yield losses of US rainfed maize, soybeans, sorghum, and spring wheat to hydroclimatic stresses by considering the joint impacts of root-zone soil moisture and atmospheric evaporative demand from 1981 to 2020. We show that crop yields can be reduced similarly by two major hydroclimatic hazards, which are defined as the most yield damaging conditions over time: ‘Low Supply + High Demand’ and ‘High Supply + Low Demand’. However, more exposure to ‘Low Supply + High Demand’ hazard led to the largest annual yield losses (7%–17%) across all four crops over time. Modeled yield losses due to these hazards were significantly associated with crop insurance lost costs. The extent of yield losses varies considerably by crop and location, highlighting the need for crop-specific and regionally tailored adaptation strategies.
US crop yield losses from hydroclimatic hazards
Hydroclimatic stresses can negatively impact crop production via water deficits (low soil water supply and high atmospheric demand) or surpluses (high soil water supply and low atmospheric demand). However, the impact of both stresses on crop yields at regional scales is not well understood. Here we quantified yield sensitivities and corresponding spatio-temporal yield losses of US rainfed maize, soybeans, sorghum, and spring wheat to hydroclimatic stresses by considering the joint impacts of root-zone soil moisture and atmospheric evaporative demand from 1981 to 2020. We show that crop yields can be reduced similarly by two major hydroclimatic hazards, which are defined as the most yield damaging conditions over time: ‘Low Supply + High Demand’ and ‘High Supply + Low Demand’. However, more exposure to ‘Low Supply + High Demand’ hazard led to the largest annual yield losses (7%–17%) across all four crops over time. Modeled yield losses due to these hazards were significantly associated with crop insurance lost costs. The extent of yield losses varies considerably by crop and location, highlighting the need for crop-specific and regionally tailored adaptation strategies.
US crop yield losses from hydroclimatic hazards
Eunkyoung Choi (author) / Angela J Rigden (author) / Natthachet Tangdamrongsub (author) / Michael F Jasinski (author) / Nathaniel D Mueller (author)
2023
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