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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-653-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-653-2021
Research article
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11 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 11 Feb 2021

Modeling the response of soil moisture to climate variability in the Mediterranean region

Louise Mimeau, Yves Tramblay, Luca Brocca, Christian Massari, Stefania Camici, and Pascal Finaud-Guyot

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Soil moisture is a key variable related to droughts and flood genesis, but little is known about the evolution of soil moisture under climate change. Here, using a simulation approach, we show that changes in soil moisture are driven by changes in precipitation intermittence rather than changes in precipitation intensity or in temperature.