It has long since been known that soil moisture controls the partitioning of energy fluxes at the land surface, and that this partitioning affects the humidity and temperature of the air. A global synthesis of how soil moisture impacts the properties of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), however, was missing. …
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How sustainable is drinking water supply in The Netherlands during drought?
Drinking water supply in the Netherlands is of a high standard compared to many other countries. Extreme conditions, such as the 2018 drought, pose a serious challenge the sustainability of drinking water supply. Recent research identifies hydrological, technical, and socio-economic characteristics that determine the sustainability of a local drinking water …
Continue reading2nd GEWEX Evapotranspiration workshop in Wageningen
Evapotranspiration (ET) from soil and vegetation is a key part of the energy and water budgets and, with condensation, a process that links both explicitly. Accurate experimental determination of ET is a requirement yet challenging both in situ and remotely. It introduces uncertainties for model parameterization development and validation. Furthermore, …
Continue readingHow forests can increase hydrological drought
Forests are known to have a negative effect on water yield (the total annual streamflow). However, little is known about the effect of forest on hydrological droughts. Considering the relatively high evapotranspiration of forest, hydrological droughts might be expected to increase when forest establishes. The effect of forest on hydrological …
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