Accelerating flash droughts induced by the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity

Yamin Qing; Shuo Wang; Brian C. Ancell; Zong-Liang Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28752-4

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Accelerating flash droughts induced by the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity

Yamin Qing,
Shuo Wang,
Brian C. Ancell,
Zong-Liang Yang

Affiliations

Yamin Qing: Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics and Research Institute for Land and Space, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Shuo Wang: Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics and Research Institute for Land and Space, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Brian C. Ancell: Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University
Zong-Liang Yang: Department of Geological Sciences, The John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28752-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The occurrence of flash droughts has attracted widespread attention due to their rapid onset. Here, the authors find that the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity further accelerates the rapid onset of flash droughts.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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