Soil moisture

Climate-related variable measuring the water held in soil, linking rainfall and temperature to crop water availability and drought development.

Definition source: WMO/GCOS Essential Climate Variables (soil moisture)

Synonyms: none
Broader: Top concept of the scheme
Narrower: none
Counts as adaptation: Intrinsic
Provenance: Restructure (v5)
Identifier: CDI_15 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CDI_15
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CDI_15)