Comparison of heat and moisture fluxes from a modified soil-plant-atmosphere model with observations from BOREAS

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Lee, Young Hee ^a   Mahrt, I ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BOREAS; Canopy model; Evapotranspiration; Organic soil layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BOREAL FOREST; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; LAND SURFACE; MOISTURE FLUX;

EID: 3042830705     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003949     Document Type: Article

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