On the utility of in situ soil moisture observations for flash drought early warning in Oklahoma, USA

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 9790-9798

  Ford, Trent W ^a   McRoberts, D Brent ^b   Quiring, Steven M ^b   Hall, Ryann E ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drought early warning; flash drought; soil moisture; U.S. Drought Monitor

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

DROUGHT MONITORING; EARLY WARNING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; LEADTIME; OKLAHOMA; SITU SOIL MOISTURES; TIME-SCALES;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DETECTION METHOD; DROUGHT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956963586     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL066600     Document Type: Article

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