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Examining the relationship between intermediate-scale soil moisture and terrestrial evaporation within a semi-arid grassland
Raghavendra B. Jana
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Water Desalination and Reuse Centre, Division of Biological and
Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
Ali Ershadi
Water Desalination and Reuse Centre, Division of Biological and
Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
Matthew F. McCabe
Water Desalination and Reuse Centre, Division of Biological and
Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Short summary
Interactions between soil moisture and terrestrial evaporation affect responses between land surface and the atmosphere across scales. We present an analysis of the link between soil moisture and evaporation estimates from three distinct models. The relationships were examined over nearly 2 years of observation data. Results show that while direct correlations of raw data were mostly not useful, the root-zone soil moisture and the modelled evaporation estimates reflect similar distributions.
Interactions between soil moisture and terrestrial evaporation affect responses between land...
