The linkage between soil moisture and precipitation in southeastern South America

R. RUSCICA; A. A. SÖRENSSON; MENÉNDEZ C.G,; SAMUELSSON, PATRICK

Montreal

Encuentro; AGU JOINT ASSEMBLY 2015; 2015

Land?atmosphere interactions have been recognized as important for a correct representation of regional climate over southeastern South America (SESA) during the austral summer seasonA high soil moisture ? evapotranspiration coupling is a necessary condition for the soil moisture to control precipitation The coupling between soil moisture and precipitation tends to be less robust than the coupling between soil moisture and variables such as temperature and evapotranspiration, because there are many processes that influence precipitation ranging from local to regional to large scale