Modelling the surface conductance of a broad-leaf canopy: Effects of partial decoupling from the atmosphere

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 867-879

  Magnani, F ^a,c   Leonardi, S ^b   Tognetti, R ^c   Grace, J ^a   Borghetti, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beech; Bowen ratio; Canopy conductance model; Decoupling coefficient; Fagus sylvatica L.; Heat pulse velocity; Humidity gradients; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

BROAD LEAVED FOREST; CANOPY EXCHANGE; MODEL; TRANSPIRATION;

FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 0031765015     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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