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moisture index

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

moisture index A term based on the computation of an annual moisture budget by C. W. Thornthwaite (1955), and calculated from the aridity and humidity indices, as I_m = 100 × (S − D)/PE, where I_m is the moisture index, S is the water surplus in months when precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration, D is the water deficit in months when evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation, and PE is the potential evaporation.

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moisture index

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

moisture index The term used instead of ‘moisture budget’, e.g. by C. W. Thornthwaite (1955), and calculated from the aridity and humidity indices, as I_m = 100 × (S − D)/PE, where I_m is the moisture index, S is the water surplus, D is the water deficit, and PE is the potential evapotranspiration.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "moisture index." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL ALLABY. "moisture index." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-moistureindex.html

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moisture index

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

moisture index The term used instead of ‘moisture budget’ (e.g. by C. W. Thornthwaite (1955)), and calculated from the aridity and humidity indices, as I_m = 100 × (S−D)/PE, where I_m is the moisture index, S is the water surplus, D is the water deficit, and PE is the potential evapotranspiration.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "moisture index." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL ALLABY. "moisture index." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-moistureindex.html

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