1. Evaluation of winter snow properties effects on spring soil moisture using satellite images in the Northwest of Iran.
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Goodarzi, Mohammad Reza, Sabaghzadeh, Maryam, and Niazkar, Majid
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SNOW accumulation , *SOIL moisture , *REMOTE-sensing images , *SPRING , *PEARSON correlation (Statistics) , *SOIL depth - Abstract
Soil moisture plays a key role in hydrology, water soil balance modeling, and drought assessment. In this study, the effects of snow properties in winter on the soil moisture in spring were evaluated in a catchment in the northwest of Iran from 2000 to 2020. For this purpose, the snow depth, water equivalent to snow, and snow-covered area were calculated based on satellite images in four regions with different altitudes. Furthermore, the soil moisture was obtained at two depths of 0–10 cm and 10–40 cm using satellite images. The results showed that the Pearson's correlation coefficient was between 0.4 and 0.5 in all cases, which indicates an average correlation between the snow and soil moisture in the catchment under study. Moreover, the correlation of the snow depth and snow water equivalent with the soil moisture at the depth of 10–40 cm was more than the one at the depth of 0–10 cm. Also, the snow-covered area demonstrated the highest correlation with the soil moisture at a depth of 0–10 cm. Finally, a linear relationship was obtained between the snow properties and soil moisture at two depths using the available data. Such relationships can be used to predict soil moisture for various applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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