Divergent surface and total soil moisture projections under global warming

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 236-244

  Berg, Alexis ^a   Sheffield, Justin ^a,b   Milly, P C D ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; drought; hydrology; soil moisture; water cycle

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; DROUGHT; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGY; SURFACE WATERS;

COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; HIGH LATITUDES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SOIL WATER AVAILABILITY; SURFACE CHANGES; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE; VERTICAL GRADIENTS; WATER CYCLE;

SOIL MOISTURE;

ARIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CMIP; DROUGHT; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 85010650969     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL071921     Document Type: Article

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