Spatial and Temporal Soil Moisture Variations over China from Simulations and Observations

Figure 3

Spatial distribution of variation linear trends of simulated mean and measured SM for April to November of 1981–1999 (unit: (m³/m³)/10 a). (a) CLM4.0 simulated SM (0–9.06 cm); (b) measured SM (0–10 cm); (c) CLM4.0 simulated SM (0–49.3 cm); and (d) measured SM (0–50 cm).

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