Modelling evapotranspiration at three boreal forest stands using the class: Tests of parameterizations for canopy conductance and soil evaporation

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 427-451

  Bartlett, Paul A ^a   McCaughey, J Harry ^b   Lafleur, Peter M ^c   Verseghy, Diana L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Canopy conductance; Evapotranspiration; Land surface scheme; Soil evaporation; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FORESTRY; SOILS; TRANSPIRATION;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

EVAPORATION;

BOREAL FOREST; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

ALGORITHMS; EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY; SOIL; TRANSPIRATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0345373833     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.884     Document Type: Article

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