An evaluation of the Gash interception model in a northern hardwood stand

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 214, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 103-110

  Carlyle Moses, D E ^a   Price, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gash analytical interception model; Interception; Northern hardwoods; Stemflow; Throughfall

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; VEGETATION;

CANOPY INTERCEPTION LOSS; GASH INTERCEPTION MODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0032981444     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00274-1     Document Type: Article

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