In situ soil moisture coupled with extreme temperatures: A study based on the Oklahoma Mesonet

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 4727-4734

  Ford, Trent W ^a   Quiring, Steven M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

extreme temperature forecast; Oklahoma; quantile regression; soil moisture

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; WATER RESOURCES;

EXTREME TEMPERATURE EVENTS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; OKLAHOMA; PRECIPITATION DEFICITS; QUANTILE REGRESSION; SITU SOIL MOISTURES; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; WATER RESOURCE PLANNING;

SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 84904086786     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060949     Document Type: Article

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