Deterministic chaotic dynamics in soil moisture across Nebraska

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 578; p. 124048
• Main Authors: Di, Chongli, Wang, Tiejun, Istanbulluoglu, Erkan, Jayawardena, A.W., Li, Siliang, Chen, Xi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Chaos; Correlation dimension; Deterministic; Local approximation prediction; Nebraska Mesonet; Soil moisture; Chaos; Local approximation prediction; Deterministic; Soil moisture; Correlation dimension; Nebraska Mesonet

•The existence of chaotic behaviors of soil moisture was investigated.•The complexity of soil moisture systems generally decreased with increasing depth.•Dominant controls on soil moisture dynamics at different depths were different.•Soil moisture dynamics were more controlled by climate forcings at...