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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: An expression that separates biotic and abiotic controls on the temporal dynamics
    of the soilmoisture spatial coefficient of variation C v(h) was explored via numerical
    simulations using a mechanisticecohydrological model, Tethys-Chloris. Continuous
    soil moisture spatiotemporal dynamics at an exemplaryhillslope domain were computed
    for six case studies characterized by different climate and vegetationcover and
    for three configurations of soil properties. It was shown that abiotic controls
    largely exceed theirbiotic counterparts in wet climates. Biotic controls on C
    v(h) were found to be more pronounced in Mediter-ranean climates. The relation
    between Cv(h) and spatial mean soil moisture h was found to be unique in wetlocations,
    regardless of the soil properties. For the case of homogeneous soil texture, hysteretic
    cyclesbetween C v(h) and h were observed in all Mediterranean climate locations
    considered here and to a lesserextent in a deciduous temperate forest. Heterogeneity
    in soil properties increased C v(h) to values commen-surate with field observations
    and weakened signatures of hysteresis at all of the studied locations. Thisfinding
    highlights the role of site-specific heterogeneities in hiding or even eliminating
    the signature ofclimatic and biotic controls on C v(h), thereby offering a new
    perspective on causes of confounding resultsreported across field experiments.
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author:
- first_name: Simone
  full_name: Fatichi, Simone
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  last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Gabriel G.
  full_name: Katul, Gabriel G.
  last_name: Katul
- first_name: Valeriy Y.
  full_name: Ivanov, Valeriy Y.
  last_name: Ivanov
- first_name: Christoforos
  full_name: Pappas, Christoforos
  last_name: Pappas
- first_name: Athanasios
  full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
  last_name: Paschalis
- first_name: Ada
  full_name: Consolo, Ada
  last_name: Consolo
- first_name: Jongho
  full_name: Kim, Jongho
  last_name: Kim
- first_name: Paolo
  full_name: Burlando, Paolo
  last_name: Burlando
citation:
  ama: Fatichi S, Katul GG, Ivanov VY, et al. Abiotic and biotic controls of soil
    moisture spatiotemporal variability and the occurrence of hysteresis. <i>Water
    Resources Research</i>. 2015;51(5):3505-3524. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2014wr016102">10.1002/2014wr016102</a>
  apa: Fatichi, S., Katul, G. G., Ivanov, V. Y., Pappas, C., Paschalis, A., Consolo,
    A., … Burlando, P. (2015). Abiotic and biotic controls of soil moisture spatiotemporal
    variability and the occurrence of hysteresis. <i>Water Resources Research</i>.
    American Geophysical Union. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2014wr016102">https://doi.org/10.1002/2014wr016102</a>
  chicago: Fatichi, Simone, Gabriel G. Katul, Valeriy Y. Ivanov, Christoforos Pappas,
    Athanasios Paschalis, Ada Consolo, Jongho Kim, and Paolo Burlando. “Abiotic and
    Biotic Controls of Soil Moisture Spatiotemporal Variability and the Occurrence
    of Hysteresis.” <i>Water Resources Research</i>. American Geophysical Union, 2015.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2014wr016102">https://doi.org/10.1002/2014wr016102</a>.
  ieee: S. Fatichi <i>et al.</i>, “Abiotic and biotic controls of soil moisture spatiotemporal
    variability and the occurrence of hysteresis,” <i>Water Resources Research</i>,
    vol. 51, no. 5. American Geophysical Union, pp. 3505–3524, 2015.
  ista: Fatichi S, Katul GG, Ivanov VY, Pappas C, Paschalis A, Consolo A, Kim J, Burlando
    P. 2015. Abiotic and biotic controls of soil moisture spatiotemporal variability
    and the occurrence of hysteresis. Water Resources Research. 51(5), 3505–3524.
  mla: Fatichi, Simone, et al. “Abiotic and Biotic Controls of Soil Moisture Spatiotemporal
    Variability and the Occurrence of Hysteresis.” <i>Water Resources Research</i>,
    vol. 51, no. 5, American Geophysical Union, 2015, pp. 3505–24, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/2014wr016102">10.1002/2014wr016102</a>.
  short: S. Fatichi, G.G. Katul, V.Y. Ivanov, C. Pappas, A. Paschalis, A. Consolo,
    J. Kim, P. Burlando, Water Resources Research 51 (2015) 3505–3524.
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-03T13:39:10Z
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doi: 10.1002/2014wr016102
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  url: https://doi.org/10.1002/2014WR016102
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page: 3505-3524
publication: Water Resources Research
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1944-7973
  issn:
  - 0043-1397
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publisher: American Geophysical Union
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title: Abiotic and biotic controls of soil moisture spatiotemporal variability and
  the occurrence of hysteresis
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