Weekly VPD and Monthly Precipitation as Contrasting Dominant Drivers of Soil Moisture in the Yangtze River Basin
Soil moisture is a key indicator of agricultural and hydrological drought, but its meteorological controls vary across temporal scales. Using ESA CCI soil moisture products from 2010 to 2022, this study investigated soil moisture variability in the Yangtze River Basin at weekly, monthly, and annual scales. The product...