Potential errors in measurement of nonuniform sap flow using heat dissipation probes

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 681-687

  Clearwater, Michael J ^a   Meinzer, Frederick C ^a   Andrade, José Luis ^a   Goldstein, Guillermo ^b   Holbrook, N Michelle ^c  

^a HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anacardium excelsum; Bursera simaruba; Eucalyptus deglupta; Granier; Sap velocity; Sapwood; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

ERROR; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PROBE; THERMAL FLOWMETER; TREE;

ANACARDIUM; ANACARDIUM EXCELSUM; ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; BURSERA SIMARUBA; BURSERACEAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS DEGLUPTA; SIMARUBA;

EID: 0032801164     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.10.681     Document Type: Article

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