Historical and 21st century soil temperature and moisture data for drylands of western U.S. and Canada
September 26, 2019
These data represent simulated soil temperature and moisture conditions for current climate, and for future climate represented by all available climate models at two time periods during the 21st century. These data were used to: 1) quantify the direction and magnitude of expected changes in several measures of soil temperature and soil moisture, including the key variables used to distinguish the regimes used in the R and R categories; 2) assess how these changes will impact the geographic distribution of soil temperature and moisture regimes; and 3) explore the implications for using R and R categories for estimating future ecosystem resilience and resistance.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2019 |
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Title | Historical and 21st century soil temperature and moisture data for drylands of western U.S. and Canada |
DOI | 10.5066/P9PJFE82 |
Authors | John B Bradford, Daniel R Schlaepfer |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
USGS Organization | Southwest Biological Science Center - Flagstaff, AZ, Headquarters |
Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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