Analysis of soil moisture memory from observations in Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 15, 2012, Pages

  Orth, R ^a   Seneviratne, S I ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE SYSTEM; CLIMATIC DRIVERS; EXTREME EVENTS; INITIAL SOIL MOISTURE; MODELING STUDIES; SEASONAL CLIMATE PREDICTION; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME FRAME;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ITALY;

EID: 84865483186     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017366     Document Type: Article

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