Analysis of moisture trends using rank-based …
1. Introduction. moisture (SM) is considered an essential climate variable (GCOS, 2010).It exerts control on the water and energy exchange between the and the atmosphere, as it behaves as a storage component for precipitation and induces persistence in the climate system (Martínez-Fernández et al., 2021; Piles et al., 2021; Seneviratne et al., 2010).