A model for hydrological equilibrium of leaf area index on a global scale

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 212-213, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 268-286

  Kergoat, Laurent ^a,b  

^a CNES   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Ecologie Terrestre   (France)

Author keywords

Global scale; Hydrological equilibrium; Leaf area index

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RUNOFF; SOILS; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

BIOSPHERE; HYDROLOGICAL EQUILIBRIUM THEORY; LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI);

HYDROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CANOPY; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE EFFECT; FOREST COVER; HYDROLOGY; LEAF AREA INDEX;

EID: 0032418988     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00211-X     Document Type: Article

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