Wouter Dorigo co-authors article on soil moisture - precipitation feedback in Nature
Where does it rain on a hot day's afternoon? Satellite data prepared by the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (I.P.F.) show that soil moisture plays an important role. It influences precipitation in a way which is quite different from what models have predicted so far.
The study, which was published in Nature, was led by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Wallingford, UK). Besides the Vienna University of Technology, also the VU University Amsterdam, and the Center of Meteorology CNRM in Toulouse were involved.
A selection of links to national and international media:
- "Sommergewitter häufiger in trockenen Regionen" (Die Presse am Sonntag)
- "Trockenheit macht Sommerregen" (ORF)
- "Summer Rain More Likely Over Drier Soils, New Satellite Data Show" (Science Daily)
- "A Wet Surprise: Drier Soils May Spur Rain" (Discovery Channel News)
- "Drier Soils May Spur Rains, Study Finds" (The Huffington Post)
- "Climate change models 'misjudge' drought" (The Australian)
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