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DOI	10.1029/2019JD031618
	River Regulation Alleviates the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Thermoelectricity Production
	Zhang X.; Li H.-Y.; Leung L.R.; Liu L.; Hejazi M.I.; Forman B.A.; Yigzaw W.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	2169897X
卷号	125 期号:4
英文摘要	Climate change is projected to elevate stream temperature and poses threats to thermoelectric power generation. Although two thirds of the global rivers are regulated by dams, the impacts of river regulation on stream temperature and thermoelectricity production have not been evaluated in previous studies. Using a state-of-the-art integrated water cycle model and a power generation model, we quantify the impacts of river regulation on stream temperature and usable capacity of once-through thermoelectric power in the United States. Our study demonstrates that by lowering stream temperature and increasing water availability during the low-flow season, river regulation can curtail the loss of summer power plant usable capacity induced by climate change. The alleviation of power loss by water management is comparable to that resulting from emission mitigation that reduces warming in the future. Our new findings highlight the necessity of incorporating water management effects in thermoelectric power vulnerability assessment. © 2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
英文关键词	climate change; thermoelectric power; water management; water-energy nexus
语种	英语
来源期刊	Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/186163
作者单位	Earth & Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States; Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD, United States; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang X.,Li H.-Y.,Leung L.R.,et al. River Regulation Alleviates the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Thermoelectricity Production[J],2020,125(4).
APA	Zhang X..,Li H.-Y..,Leung L.R..,Liu L..,Hejazi M.I..,...&Yigzaw W..(2020).River Regulation Alleviates the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Thermoelectricity Production.Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,125(4).
MLA	Zhang X.,et al."River Regulation Alleviates the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Thermoelectricity Production".Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 125.4(2020).