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Role of soil moisture in maintaining droughtsThe influence of soil moisture on the persistence of an ongoing drought was investigated. The case study of drought of the summer of 1980 was selected. The difference in the simulation of two identical twin runs: one with the climatological normal soil moisture and the other with anomalous soil moisture for drought conditions, were examined on the mean monthly circulation. It is found that a reduction in soil moisture did produce a corresponding reduction in precipitation. The pattern of the rainfall anomaly however, was not identical to the soil moisture (evapotranspiration) anomaly but had a good resemblance with observations.
Document ID
19840014042
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Sud, Y. C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Smith, W. E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Res. Rev., 1983
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
84N22110
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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