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August 20, 2004Science

Regions of Strong Coupling Between Soil Moisture and Precipitation

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RKRandal D. KosterGoddard Space Flight CenterPDPaul A. DirmeyerGeorge Mason UniversityZGZhichang GuoNSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Implication

Randomized trial estimates soil moisture's impact on precipitation in Northern Hemisphere, suggesting improved forecasts.

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify regions where soil moisture anomalies influence precipitation during summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Conducted a coordinated comparison project with a dozen climate-modeling groups
  • Performed highly controlled numerical experiments
  • Utilized multimodel estimation for analysis
  • Identified specific regions influenced by soil moisture anomalies on precipitation
  • Showed potential for improved seasonal rainfall forecasting

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Koster et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbdd6d9e6f14d6f168487fhttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.1100217
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