On the role of antecedent meteorological conditions on flash drought initialization in Europe

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 64039 - 64048
• Main Authors: Shah, Jignesh, Kumar, Rohini, Samaniego, Luis, Markonis, Yannis, Hanel, Martin, Attinger, Sabine, Hari, Vittal, Rakovec, Oldrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.06.2023
• Subjects: antecedent conditions; Climate change; Drought; Environmental impact; ERA5; Europe; flash drought; Global warming; Hydrometeorology; initialization; Moisture effects; Precipitation; Soil layers; Soil moisture; Europe

Abstract The fast depletion of soil moisture in the top soil layers characterizes flash drought events. Due to their rapid onset and intensification, flash droughts severely impact ecosystem productivity. Thus understanding their initialization mechanisms is essential for improving the skill of drou...