A parameterization of momentum roughness length and displacement height for a wide range of canopy densities

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-91

  Verhoef, A ^a,c   McNaughton, K G ^b   Jacobs, A F G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTHERA TIGRIS;

CANOPY; WIND SPEED;

CANOPY; WIND SPEED;

EID: 0031394322     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-1-81-1997     Document Type: Article

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