Regional Soil Moisture Map Handout

Regional Soil Moisture Map Handout
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Using Regional Soil Moisture to Map Wildfire Probability in the Rio Grande and Red River Watersheds CART Case Study Handout

Soil moisture is an important indicator of wildfire probability, which is also driven by climate, fuel, ignition, and topography (Levi, 2022). Researchers from Oklahoma State University and the University of Georgia focused on improving the Newhall Simulation Model (rNewhall), integrating soil moisture data to refine wildfire probability predictions in the Red River and Rio Grande Basins.

Read the full case study here: https://www.fws.gov/project/using-regional-soil-moisture-map-wildfire-probability

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