Comparison between mechanistic and functional models for estimating soil water balance: Deterministic and stochastic approaches

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-20

  Maraux, F ^a   Lafolie, F ^b   Bruckler, L ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Functional; Mechanistic; Model comparison; Modeling; Stochastic; Water balance

Indexed keywords

MODEL; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 0032191060     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(98)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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