| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8883378 | Advances in Water Resources | 2018 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
Over 6000 manual surface soil moisture measurements were made over a period of three years, and supplemented with continuous soil moisture measurements over the top 1m of soil in three sites. Random forest and linear mixed effects models showed a dominant effect of vegetation type and history of vegetation change on measured soil moisture. Contemporary and historical vegetation maps were used to upscale the soil moisture observations to the basin and infer soil moisture under fire-suppressed conditions. Little change in basin-averaged soil moisture was inferred due to managed wildfire, but the results indicated that large localized increases in soil moisture had occurred, which could have important impacts on local ecology or downstream flows.
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Authors
Gabrielle Boisramé, Sally Thompson, Scott Stephens,