On the seasonal dynamics of mean soil moisture

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 15, 2002, Pages

  Laio, F ^a   Porporato, A ^a,b   Ridolfi, L ^a   Rodriguez Iturbe, I ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Seasonality; Soil moisture; Stochastic processes; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448932021     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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