Modelling water transfer by rain-splash in a 3D canopy using Monte Carlo integration

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 183-196

  Saint Jean, S ^a   Chelle, M ^a   Huber, L ^a  

^a UMR 1402 ECOSYS   (France)

Author keywords

3D canopy; Monte Carlo integration; Rain splash; Splash dispersal

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; DROPLET; FOREST CANOPY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAINDROP;

EID: 0742270854     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2003.08.034     Document Type: Article

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