A review of soil moisture dynamics: From rainfall infiltration to ecosystem response

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-24

  Daly, Edorado ^a   Porporato, Amilcare ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Echohydrology; Evapotranspiration; Nutrients; Plants; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; VEGETATION; WATER;

SOIL MOISTURE DYNAMICS; SOIL WATER BALANCE; VEGETATION RESPONSE;

SOILS;

RAIN; WATER;

ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 11444264637     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.9     Document Type: Review

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