Plants in water-controlled ecosystems: active role in hydrologic processes and response to water stress II. Probabilistic soil moisture dynamics Academic Article

abstract

• A stochastic model for soil moisture dynamics at a point is studied in detail. Rainfall is described as a marked Poisson process, producing a state-dependent infiltration into the soil. Losses due to leakage and evapotranspiration also depend on the existing level of soil moisture through a simplifying but realistic representation of plant physiological characteristics and soil properties. The analytic solution of the steady-state probability distributions is investigated to assess the role of climate, soil, and vegetation in soil moisture dynamics and water balance. 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

authors

• Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ignacio

published proceedings

• Advances in Water Resources

author list (cited authors)

• Laio, F., Porporato, A., Ridolfi, L., & Rodriguez-Iturbe, I.

citation count

• 595

complete list of authors

• Laio, F||Porporato, A||Ridolfi, L||Rodriguez-Iturbe, I

publication date

• July 2001

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Advances in Water Resources  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0309-1708(01)00005-7

start page

• 707

end page

• 723

volume

• 24

issue

• 7