Sensitivity of annual evaporation to soil and root properties in two models of contrasting complexity

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1276-1290

  Federer, C A ^a   Vorosmarty C ^b   Fekete, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of Earth Oceans and Space   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0842313023     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2003)004<1276:SOAETS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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