Evaporation characteristics of wetlands: Experience from a wet grassland and a reedbed using eddy correlation measurements

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-21

  Acreman, M C ^a   Harding, R J ^a   Lloyd, C R ^a   McNeil, D D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eddy correlation; Evaporation; Reedbed; Vapour pressure; Water table level; Wet grassland; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPORATION; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0141528732     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-7-11-2003     Document Type: Article

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