Impact of varying storm intensity and consecutive dry days on grassland soil moisture

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 106-117

  Hottenstein, John D ^a   Ponce Campos, Guillermo E ^a,b   Moguel Yanes, Julio ^c   Susan Moran, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hydrometeorology; Interannual variability; Rainfall; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; GRASSLAND SOIL; GROWTH RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; SOIL MOISTURE; STORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922950540     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0057.1     Document Type: Article

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