Soil moisture–precipitation coupling: observations from the Oklahoma Mesonet and underlying physical mechanisms

Ford, T. W.; Rapp, A. D.; Quiring, S. M.; Blake, J.

doi:10.5194/hess-19-3617-2015

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3617-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3617-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

Research article

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21 Aug 2015

Research article |

| 21 Aug 2015

Soil moisture–precipitation coupling: observations from the Oklahoma Mesonet and underlying physical mechanisms

T. W. Ford, A. D. Rapp, S. M. Quiring, and J. Blake

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Short summary

We combine in situ soil moisture observations with radar-derived precipitation to evaluate soil moisture feedback on convective rainfall in the US Southern Great Plains. We find strong connections between morning soil moisture and atmospheric conditions including boundary layer height, surface temperature, and relative humidity at the boundary layer top. The results of this study demonstrate both positive and negative soil moisture feedbacks are important in this region of the USA.