Regional co-variability of spatial and temporal <span style="" class="text">soil moisture–precipitation</span> coupling in North Africa: an observational perspective

Petrova, Irina Y.; van Heerwaarden, Chiel C.; Hohenegger, Cathy; Guichard, Françoise

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3275-2018

Articles | Volume 22, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3275-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3275-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 6

Research article

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13 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 13 Jun 2018

Regional co-variability of spatial and temporal soil moisture–precipitation coupling in North Africa: an observational perspective

Irina Y. Petrova, Chiel C. van Heerwaarden, Cathy Hohenegger, and Françoise Guichard

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Final revised paper (published on 13 Jun 2018)
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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Oct 2017
- AC1: 'The author’s response to the Referee #1', Irina Petrova, 10 Dec 2017
RC2: 'Review of Regional co-variability of spatial and temporal soil moisture - precipitation coupling in North Africa: an observational perspective', Benoît Guillod, 08 Nov 2017
- AC2: 'The author’s response to the Referee #2: Benoit Guillod', Irina Petrova, 10 Dec 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (20 Dec 2017) by Pierre Gentine

AR by Irina Petrova on behalf of the Authors (06 Feb 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Mar 2018) by Pierre Gentine

RR by Benoît Guillod (20 Mar 2018)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (23 Apr 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Apr 2018) by Pierre Gentine

AR by Irina Petrova on behalf of the Authors (06 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 May 2018) by Pierre Gentine

AR by Irina Petrova on behalf of the Authors (08 May 2018)

Short summary

In North Africa rain storms can be as vital as they are devastating. The present study uses multi-year satellite data to better understand how and where soil moisture conditions affect development of rainfall in the area. Our results reveal two major regions in the southwest and southeast, where drier soils show higher potential to cause rainfall development. This knowledge is essential for the hydrological sector, and can be further used by models to improve prediction of rainfall and droughts.