Single- and dual-source modeling of surface energy fluxes with radiometric surface temperature

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 110-121

  Kustas, W P ^a   Humes, K S ^a   Norman, J M ^b   Moran, M S ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL COMPARISON; RADIOMETRIC SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEMIARID RANGELAND; SURFACE ENERGY FLUX;

EID: 0029749832     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0110:SADSMO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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