Effects of drought and cloud-water interception on groundwater recharge and wildfire hazard for recent and future climate conditions, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, and the Island of Hawaiʻi

Abstract

Cover. Map showing the relative frequency of monthly mean soil moisture less than or equal to a threshold value of 0.074, expressed as a fraction of available water capacity, during the Non-Drought scenario for Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, and the Island of Hawaiʻi. Non-Drought scenario is rainfall during 1990-97 and 2003-06, and 2020 land cover. Relative frequency is shown using a spectral color scale with blue representing low frequency and red representing high frequency. This map is a modified version of figure 18 in the report. Background image, Photograph of shrubland immersed in clouds at an altitude of approximately 5,400 feet in