Spatiotemporal dynamics of spring soil moisture reserves in a slope agricultural landscape

Abstract

This study conducted a systematic analysis of agroclimatic conditions, relief morphology, and soil moisture dynamics over a five-year period to identify territorial differences and temporal changes in productive moisture reserves on arable slopes with chernozem soils. The results show that changes in spring productive moisture reserves are primarily linked to variations in hydrothermal conditions from the previous hydrological year, encompassing both the cold and warm periods. The heterogeneity of moisture reserves within the agricultural landscape is influenced by the heat supply of the slopes.