Livneh, B., Hoerling, M. P. 2016. The Physics of Drought in the U.S. Central Great Plains. Journal of Climate. American Meteorological Society. 29. 6783-6804

Agriculture, Analysis, Climate change, Modeling, Precipitation, Soils, Climate, Soil water consumption, Rainfall, Simulations, Drought

This study used land surface model simulations to evaluate the impacts of meteorological conditions on soil moisture deficits in the central Great Plains of the U.S. The models were used to simulate climate variations using over 1,000 years’ worth of daily meteorological data.