On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean Conditions
In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in studying the variability in soil water properties and, specifically, the spatiotemporal variability in the soil water content. This is motivated by the notable theoretical and applied research interests in soil moisture dynamics and their impl...
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| author | Ángel González-Zamora Pilar Benito-Verdugo José Martínez-Fernández |
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| description | In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in studying the variability in soil water properties and, specifically, the spatiotemporal variability in the soil water content. This is motivated by the notable theoretical and applied research interests in soil moisture dynamics and their implications for many natural processes. This study aimed to study whether there are variations in the spatial pattern of the temporal stability of soil moisture over time and to analyze the possible influences of certain hydroclimatic (soil water content, precipitation, and evapotranspiration) and soil factors (texture, bulk density, and organic matter content) on these variations. This study was conducted within the Soil Moisture Measurement Stations Network of the University of Salamanca (REMEDHUS, Spain) under Mediterranean conditions, with daily surface moisture data (0–5 cm depth) obtained from 20 stations for the 2006-2023 period. The results showed differences between the average pattern obtained with the 18-year data series and that obtained with the data series for each year. In more than half of the years studied, the representative station differed from that derived from the average pattern. The mean annual precipitation and summer precipitation characteristics seem to be the main factors influencing the variability in the spatial pattern of the temporal stability of soil moisture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c704d713713147349514dcd8c7f736a02025-08-20T02:23:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Spanish Journal of Soil Science2253-65742024-06-011410.3389/sjss.2024.1283912839On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean ConditionsÁngel González-ZamoraPilar Benito-VerdugoJosé Martínez-FernándezIn recent decades, there has been increasing interest in studying the variability in soil water properties and, specifically, the spatiotemporal variability in the soil water content. This is motivated by the notable theoretical and applied research interests in soil moisture dynamics and their implications for many natural processes. This study aimed to study whether there are variations in the spatial pattern of the temporal stability of soil moisture over time and to analyze the possible influences of certain hydroclimatic (soil water content, precipitation, and evapotranspiration) and soil factors (texture, bulk density, and organic matter content) on these variations. This study was conducted within the Soil Moisture Measurement Stations Network of the University of Salamanca (REMEDHUS, Spain) under Mediterranean conditions, with daily surface moisture data (0–5 cm depth) obtained from 20 stations for the 2006-2023 period. The results showed differences between the average pattern obtained with the 18-year data series and that obtained with the data series for each year. In more than half of the years studied, the representative station differed from that derived from the average pattern. The mean annual precipitation and summer precipitation characteristics seem to be the main factors influencing the variability in the spatial pattern of the temporal stability of soil moisture.https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/sjss.2024.12839/fullsoil moistureMediterranean conditionstemporal stabilitymean relative differencessoil propertiesclimatic factors |
| spellingShingle | Ángel González-Zamora Pilar Benito-Verdugo José Martínez-Fernández On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean Conditions Spanish Journal of Soil Science soil moisture Mediterranean conditions temporal stability mean relative differences soil properties climatic factors |
| title | On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean Conditions |
| title_full | On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean Conditions |
| title_fullStr | On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean Conditions |
| title_short | On the Variability in the Temporal Stability Pattern of Soil Moisture Under Mediterranean Conditions |
| title_sort | on the variability in the temporal stability pattern of soil moisture under mediterranean conditions |
| topic | soil moisture Mediterranean conditions temporal stability mean relative differences soil properties climatic factors |
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