Impact of soil moisture on extreme maximum temperatures in Europe
Whan K, Zscheischler J, Orth R, Shongwe M, Rahimi M, Asare E, Seneviratne S. Impact of soil moisture on extreme maximum temperatures in Europe. Weather And Climate Extremes 2015, 9: 57-67. DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2015.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandardized Precipitation IndexSurface moisture conditionsSoil moistureTemperature extremesHot daysReturn valuesLand–atmosphere interactionsHot temperature extremesImportance of evapotranspirationExtreme maximum temperaturesMaximum temperatureSouthern central EuropeMonthly maximum temperatureC increasePrecipitation deficitPrecipitation IndexSM estimatesTemperature observationsPrevious observational studiesSuch extremesExtreme value distributionSM dataSM conditionsTXxSpring conditions