Sand dune stabilization reduces infiltration and soil moisture: a case study from the northern Great Plains

Ecohydrology ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris H. Hugenholtz ◽  
Daniel K. Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Sand Dune ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Dune Stabilization ◽  
Sand Dune Stabilization

Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Ground Beef: A Case Study of the Rural Northern Great Plains

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Liang Chang ◽  
Pei Xu ◽  
Keith Underwood ◽  
Carlos Mayen ◽  
George Langelett
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
Northern Great Plains

Are VA Mycorrhizae Required for Sand Dune Stabilization?

BioScience ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 420-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Koske ◽  
W. R. Polson
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dune ◽  
Va Mycorrhizae ◽  
Dune Stabilization ◽  
Sand Dune Stabilization

Investigating the Relationship between the Evaporative Stress Index and Land Surface Conditions in the Contiguous United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1469-1484
Author(s):  
Yafang Zhong ◽  
Jason A. Otkin ◽  
Martha C. Anderson ◽  
Christopher Hain
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
The United States ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Reference Network ◽  
North Central ◽  
Central United States

AbstractDespite the key importance of soil moisture–evapotranspiration (ET) coupling in the climate system, limited availability of soil moisture and ET observations poses a major impediment for investigation of this coupling regarding spatiotemporal characteristics and potential modifications under climate change. To better understand and quantify soil moisture–ET coupling and relevant processes, this study takes advantage of in situ soil moisture observations from the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) for the time period of 2010–17 and a satellite-derived version of the evapotranspiration stress index (ESI), which represents anomalies in a normalized ratio of actual to reference ET. The analyses reveal strong seasonality and regional characteristics of the ESI–land surface interactions across the United States, with the strongest control of soil moisture on the ESI found in the southern Great Plains during spring, and in the north-central United States, the northern Great Plains, and the Pacific Northwest during summer. In drier climate regions such as the northern Great Plains and north-central United States, soil moisture control on the ESI is confined to surface soil layers, with subsurface soil moisture passively responding to changes in the ESI. The soil moisture–ESI interaction is more uniform between surface and subsurface soils in wetter regions with higher vegetation cover. These results provide a benchmark for simulation of soil moisture–ET coupling and are useful for projection of associated climate processes in the future.

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