The relationship between solar radiation interception and soil water content in a tropical deciduous forest in Mexico

Catena

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 153-164

  Galicia, L ^a   Lopez Blanco J ^b   Zarco Arista, A E ^a   Filips, V ^a   Garcia Oliva F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Slope aspect; Soil characteristics; Soil water content; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

INTERCEPTION; SOIL WATER; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

MEXICO;

EID: 0344348846     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(98)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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