Drivers of soil drying in the Czech Republic between 1961 and
2012

J 2015

Drivers of soil drying in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2012

TRNKA, Miroslav, Rudolf BRÁZDIL, J. BALEK, D. SEMERADOVA, P. HLAVINKA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Drivers of soil drying in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2012

Authors

TRNKA, Miroslav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Rudolf BRÁZDIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), J. BALEK (203 Czech Republic), D. SEMERADOVA (203 Czech Republic), P. HLAVINKA (203 Czech Republic), M. MOŽNÝ (203 Czech Republic), Petr ŠTĚPÁNEK (203 Czech Republic), Petr DOBROVOLNÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel ZAHRADNÍČEK (203 Czech Republic), M. DUBROVSKY (203 Czech Republic), Josef EITZINGER (40 Austria), B. FUCHS (203 Czech Republic), M. SVOBODA (203 Czech Republic), M. HAYES (840 United States of America) and Zdeněk ŽALUD (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

International Journal of Climatology, HOBOKEN, Wiley, 2015, 0899-8418

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.609

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/15:00081170

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4167

UT WoS

000357894100034

Keywords in English

pan evaporation; soil moisture; reference evapotranspiration; drought climatology; water balance; observed climate change

Abstract

V originále

Soil moisture dynamics and their temporal trends in the Czech Republic are forced by various drivers. The methodology of applying remotely sensed data with both high temporal and spatial resolutions provides detailed insight and objective quantification of the causes of changes in soil moisture patterns. Our analysis of temporal trends indicates that shifts in drought severity between 1961 and 2012 (especially in the April, May, and June period, which displayed a 50% increase in drought probability between 1961-1980 and 2001-2012) are alarming. We found that increased global radiation and air temperature together with decreased relative humidity (all statistically significant at the 0.05 level) led to increases in the reference evapotranspiration in all months of the growing season; this trend was particularly evident in April, May, and August, when more than 80% of the territory displayed an increased demand for soil water. This finding was shown to be consistent with the measured pan evaporation (1968-2012) that was characterized by increasing trends, particularly during the April-June period. These changes, in combination with the earlier end of snow cover and the earlier start of growing season (up to 20days in some regions), led to an increased actual evapotranspiration at the start of growing season that tends to deplete the soil moisture earlier, leaving the soil more exposed to the impacts of rainfall variability. These results support concerns related to the potentially increased severity of drought events in Central Europe. The reported trend patterns are of particular importance with respect to the expected climate change, given the robustness and consistency of the trends shown and the fact that they can be aligned with the existing climate model projections.

Links

GAP209/11/0956, research and development project

Name: Globální a regionální modelové simulace klimatu ve střední Evropě v 18.-20. století v porovnání s pozorovaným a rekonstruovaným klimatem

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

GA13-04291S, research and development project

Name: Rekonstrukce hydro-klimatických podmínek jara a léta posledního milénia v České republice na základě dubové standardní chronologie

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

TRNKA, Miroslav, Rudolf BRÁZDIL, J. BALEK, D. SEMERADOVA, P. HLAVINKA, M. MOŽNÝ, Petr ŠTĚPÁNEK, Petr DOBROVOLNÝ, Pavel ZAHRADNÍČEK, M. DUBROVSKY, Josef EITZINGER, B. FUCHS, M. SVOBODA, M. HAYES and Zdeněk ŽALUD. Drivers of soil drying in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2012. International Journal of Climatology. HOBOKEN: Wiley, 2015, vol. 35, No 9, p. 2664-2675. ISSN 0899-8418. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4167.

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N2  - Soil moisture dynamics and their temporal trends in the Czech Republic are forced by various drivers. The methodology of applying remotely sensed data with both high temporal and spatial resolutions provides detailed insight and objective quantification of the causes of changes in soil moisture patterns. Our analysis of temporal trends indicates that shifts in drought severity between 1961 and 2012 (especially in the April, May, and June period, which displayed a 50% increase in drought probability between 1961-1980 and 2001-2012) are alarming. We found that increased global radiation and air temperature together with decreased relative humidity (all statistically significant at the 0.05 level) led to increases in the reference evapotranspiration in all months of the growing season; this trend was particularly evident in April, May, and August, when more than 80% of the territory displayed an increased demand for soil water. This finding was shown to be consistent with the measured pan evaporation (1968-2012) that was characterized by increasing trends, particularly during the April-June period. These changes, in combination with the earlier end of snow cover and the earlier start of growing season (up to 20days in some regions), led to an increased actual evapotranspiration at the start of growing season that tends to deplete the soil moisture earlier, leaving the soil more exposed to the impacts of rainfall variability. These results support concerns related to the potentially increased severity of drought events in Central Europe. The reported trend patterns are of particular importance with respect to the expected climate change, given the robustness and consistency of the trends shown and the fact that they can be aligned with the existing climate model projections.
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TRNKA, Miroslav, Rudolf BRÁZDIL, J. BALEK, D. SEMERADOVA, P. HLAVINKA, M. MOŽNÝ, Petr ŠTĚPÁNEK, Petr DOBROVOLNÝ, Pavel ZAHRADNÍČEK, M. DUBROVSKY, Josef EITZINGER, B. FUCHS, M. SVOBODA, M. HAYES and Zdeněk ŽALUD. Drivers of soil drying in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2012. \textit{International Journal of Climatology}. HOBOKEN: Wiley, 2015, vol.~35, No~9, p.~2664-2675. ISSN~0899-8418. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4167.

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