Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002georl..29r..12p&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 29, Issue 18, pp. 12-1, CiteID 1865, DOI 10.1029/2002GL014815
Physics
9
Hydrology: Precipitation (3354), Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Land/Atmosphere Interactions, Hydrology: Hydroclimatology
Scientific paper
Here, we investigate the role of spring soil moisture distribution during the 1993 summer flood in North America. A series of idealized numerical experiments are performed using a regional climate model with different soil moisture conditions. It is concluded that the abnormally dry conditions in the Southwest may be partially responsible for the meridional location of the intense flooding in the Upper Midwest. Furthermore, the abnormally wet soil moisture conditions in the Midwest are likely to be partially responsible for the flood's persistence and large magnitude, but not for its spatial location. These impacts are initiated via processes involving the local energy and water budgets and then propagated to the surrounding regions through the large scale dynamics. Depending on the location, soil moisture anomalies over relatively small regions can significantly alter rainfall both locally and in surrounding regions.
Eltahir Elfatih A. B.
Pal Jeremy S.
No associations
LandOfFree
Teleconnections of soil moisture and rainfall during the 1993 midwest summer flood does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Teleconnections of soil moisture and rainfall during the 1993 midwest summer flood, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Teleconnections of soil moisture and rainfall during the 1993 midwest summer flood will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1048189