Clarifying the mechanisms governing volumetric soil water content (VSWC) dynamics in soil profiles is essential, as it can help to elucidate soil water transport processes and improve the prediction accuracy of soil hydrological processes. Using Spearman's rank correlation and wavelet coherence analysis methods, similarity in soil profile VSWC dynamics and factors governing VSWC soil profile dynamics in upslopes and downslopes under three vegetation types (evergreen forest [EG], secondary deciduous forest mixed with shrubs [SDFS], and deforested pasture [DP]) at different time scales (hourly, ...
