Soil Moisture
Water
Water stored in soils.
Water contained in the upper regions near the earth's surface.
- — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01
Weather
Water contained in the upper part of the soil mantle. This moisture evaporates from the soil and is the used and transpired by vegetation.
Climate Change
The moisture of the soil measured near the surface. This includes soil wetness and soil water potential.
- — ARM Climate Research Glossary retrieved 2014-06-12