Soil moisture–atmosphere coupling strength over central Europe in the recent warming climate

dc.contributor.authorSchwitalla, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorJach, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorWulfmeyer, Volker
dc.contributor.authorWarrach-Sagi, Kirsten
dc.contributor.corporateSchwitalla, Thomas; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
dc.contributor.corporateJach, Lisa; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
dc.contributor.corporateWulfmeyer, Volker; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
dc.contributor.corporateWarrach-Sagi, Kirsten; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-05T06:58:14Z
dc.date.available2025-06-05T06:58:14Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-05-13T11:20:48Z
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades Europe has experienced severe droughts and heatwaves. Notably, precipitation in central Europe exhibited strong dry anomalies during the summers of 2003, 2018, and 2022. This phenomenon has significant implications for agriculture, ecosystems, and human societies, highlighting the need to understand the underlying mechanisms driving these events. Despite significant advancements in understanding land–atmosphere (LA) coupling, the temporal variability in LA coupling strength and its associated impacts remain poorly understood. This study aims to quantify the variability in LA coupling strength over central Europe during the summer seasons from 1991 to 2022, with a focus on the relationships between temperature, soil moisture, precipitation, and large-scale weather patterns. Our results reveal that interannual variability occurs in different coupling relationships throughout the summer seasons, with significant implications for climate extremes, agriculture, and ecosystems. The increasing frequency of warm and dry summers from 2015 onwards hints at extended periods of reduced soil moisture available for evapotranspiration and the likelihood of locally triggered convection. This study provides new insights into the dynamics of LA coupling, highlighting the importance of considering the interannual variability in LA coupling strength in climate modeling and prediction, particularly in the context of a warming climate.en
dc.description.sponsorshipBundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversität Hohenheim
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1405-2025
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/17698
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rights.licensecc_by
dc.subject.ddc550
dc.titleSoil moisture–atmosphere coupling strength over central Europe in the recent warming climate
dc.type.diniArticle
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNatural hazards and earth system sciences, 25 (2025), 4, 1405-1424. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1405-2025. ISSN: 1684-9981
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issn1684-9981
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue4
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleNatural hazards and earth system sciences
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameCopernicus Publications
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceGöttingen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend1424
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart1405
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume25
local.export.bibtex@article{Schwitalla2025, doi = {10.5194/nhess-25-1405-2025}, author = {Schwitalla, Thomas and Jach, Lisa and Wulfmeyer, Volker et al.}, title = {Soil moisture–atmosphere coupling strength over central Europe in the recent warming climate}, journal = {Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences}, year = {2025}, volume = {25}, number = {4}, pages = {1405--1424}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorSchwitalla, Thomas and Jach, Lisa and Wulfmeyer, Volker et al.
local.export.bibtexKeySchwitalla2025
local.export.bibtexPages1405--1424
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local.title.fullSoil moisture–atmosphere coupling strength over central Europe in the recent warming climate

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