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contributor authorQuiring, Steven M.
contributor authorFord, Trent W.
contributor authorWang, Jessica K.
contributor authorKhong, Angela
contributor authorHarris, Elizabeth
contributor authorLindgren, Terra
contributor authorGoldberg, Daniel W.
contributor authorLi, Zhongxia
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:45:17Z
date available2017-06-09T16:45:17Z
date copyright2016/08/01
date issued2015
identifier issn0003-0007
identifier otherams-73514.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4215637
description abstractoil moisture is an important variable in the climate system that integrates the combined influence of the atmosphere, land surface, and soil. Soil moisture is frequently used for drought monitoring and climate forecasting. However, in situ soil moisture observations are not systematically archived and there are relatively few national soil moisture networks. The lack of observed soil moisture data makes it difficult to characterize long-term soil moisture variability and trends. The North American Soil Moisture Database (NASMD) is a new high-quality observational soil moisture database. It includes over 1,800 monitoring stations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, making it the largest collections of in situ soil moisture observations in North America. Data are collected from multiple sources, quality controlled, and integrated into an online database (soilmoisture.tamu.edu). Here we describe the development of the database, including quality control/quality assurance, standardization, and collection of metadata. The utility of the NASMD is demonstrated through an analysis of the inter- and intraannual variability of soil moisture from multiple networks. The NASMD is a useful tool for drought monitoring and forecasting, calibrating/validating satellites and land surface models, and documenting how soil moisture influences the climate system on seasonal to interannual time scales.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleThe North American Soil Moisture Database: Development and Applications
typeJournal Paper
journal volume97
journal issue8
journal titleBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
identifier doi10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00263.1
journal fristpage1441
journal lastpage1459
treeBulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2015:;volume( 097 ):;issue: 008
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