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Spatial variation of (a) precipitation, (b) evaporation, (c) near-surface soil moisture, (d) soil porosity in Mainland China. The values in (a-c) are averaged over July of 2002-2011, and Figure (d) is from Shangguan et al. (2013). The grids covering large lakes and near-coastal areas are removed. Low soil moisture content in part of the southwestern region (oval-covered part), reflecting the region's predominance of coarse-grained purple soils with low soil porosity (d)

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