Climate-Driven Shifts in the Geographic Dependency of the NRCS Initial Abstraction Ratio

Feb 4, 2026

Climate-Driven Shifts in the Geographic Dependency of the NRCS Initial Abstraction Ratio

Moglen, G. E., Miller, J. J., Gifford, J., Chen, T. (2026). Climate-Driven Shifts in the Geographic Dependency of the NRCS Initial Abstraction Ratio, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 04026002, 31 (2), 1-8: ASCE, 10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-6815

climate; NOAA Atlas 15; Montana; Global Thermal Index; GTI; NRCS; Curve Number; CN; initial abstraction; initial abstraction ratio; storm duration; hydrologic conservatism; hydrologic conservatism zone; projected future climate conditions; runoff estimates