Temporal dynamics of soil moisture and rainfall erosivity in a tropical volcanic archipelago

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 563; pp. 737 - 749
• Main Authors: de Assunção Montenegro, Abelardo Antônio, dos Santos Souza, Thais Emanuelle Monteiro, de Souza, Edivan Rodrigues, Montenegro, Suzana Maria Gico Lima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Atlantic Ocean; biodiversity; canopy; climate; coasts; data collection; environmental sustainability; evapotranspiration; Fernando de Noronha; hydraulic conductivity; hydrologic models; Infiltration ratio; Oceanic island; planning; plant available water; rain; Rainfall patterns; simulation models; soil water content; Soil water effectiveness; soil weathering; temporal variation; vegetation; volcanic islands; water conservation; water resources; water security; water uptake; watersheds; wet season; wet-dry cycles; Fernando de Noronha; Atlantic Ocean; Infiltration ratio; Rainfall patterns; Soil water effectiveness; Oceanic island

•This paper addresses soil water dynamics and rainfall pattern in Fernando de Noronha.•It is the only oceanic island of Brazil continuously inhabited since over 500 years.•Soil moisture is strongly related to rainfall temporal pattern, from original data set.•The rainfall erosivity in the archipelag...