Evaluation of an enclosed portable chamber to measure crop and pasture actual evapotranspiration at small scale

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-34

  McLeod, Malem K ^a,b   Daniel, H ^a   Faulkner, R ^a   Murison, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowen ratio; Enclosed portable chamber; Evapotranspiration; Pasture; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

BOWEN RATIO (BR); ELECTRIC FANS; PASTURE; PORTABLE CHAMBERS;

AGRICULTURE;

BOWEN RATIO; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLUX CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PASTURE; WATER BUDGET;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2442614978     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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