Controls on spatial and temporal variability of soil moisture across a heterogeneous boreal forest landscape

Zignol, Francesco; Lidberg, William; Greiser, Caroline; Larson, Johannes; Hoffrén, Raúl; Ågren, Anneli M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-5493-2025

Articles | Volume 29, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-5493-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-5493-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 29, issue 20

Research article

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21 Oct 2025

Research article |

| 21 Oct 2025

Controls on spatial and temporal variability of soil moisture across a heterogeneous boreal forest landscape

Francesco Zignol, William Lidberg, Caroline Greiser, Johannes Larson, Raúl Hoffrén, and Anneli M. Ågren

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-5493-2025-supplement

Data sets

Data repository: Controls on spatial and temporal variability of soil moisture across a heterogeneous boreal forest landscape Francesco Zignol et al. https://doi.org/10.17632/s8zg5ymkh6.1

Short summary

We investigated the factors influencing spatial and temporal variations in soil moisture across a boreal forest catchment in northern Sweden. We found that soil moisture is shaped by topography, soil properties, vegetation characteristics, and weather conditions. The insights presented in this study will help improve models that predict soil moisture over space and time, which is crucial for forest management and nature conservation in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss.