Effect of spring burning on the surface energy balance in a tallgrass prairie

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-54

  Bremer, Dale J ^a   Ham, Jay M ^a  

^a 2004 Throckmorton Hall Kansas S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bowen ratio; Evapotranspiration; Fire; Grassland; Land management; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; BOWEN RATIO; ENERGY BUDGET; PRAIRIE;

EID: 0033613259     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00034-9     Document Type: Article

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