The timeseries shows the normalized total soil water in Utah. Black and red lines are the estimates from NCEP CPC reanalysis [1] and the climate model reconstruction [2]. The green line is the dynamical model forecast of total soil water initialized on January 1st, 2016.
To get a historical data for an area follow the steps below:
- Zoom in slightly on an area within Utah
- Click anywhere where there is some color
- Click again on the red marker
- An interactive chart will appear to view your data
This page works best on a desktop or tablet for now.
References:
[1] van den Dool, H., J. Huang, and Y. Fan, 2003: Performance and analysis of the constructed analogue method applied to U.S. soil moisture over 1981–2001. J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8617, doi:10.1029/2002JD003114.
[2] Chikamoto, Y., A. Timmermann, M. J. Widlansky, M. A. Balmaseda, and L. Stott (2017): Multi-year predictability of climate, drought, and wildfire in southwestern North America. Scientific Reports, 7, 6568, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06869-7.
This utility has been developed in partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation for the WaterSMART project.