Effects of long-term water table drawdown on evapotranspiration and vegetation in an arid region phreatophyte community

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 325, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 21-34

  Cooper, David J ^a   Sanderson, John S ^a   Stannard, David I ^b   Groeneveld, David P ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HydroBio Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Ground water; Phreatophytes; San Luis valley; Water table decline

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

PHREATOPHYTES; SAN LUIS VALLEY; WATER TABLE; WATER TABLE DECLINE;

GROUNDWATER;

ARID REGIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

ARID REGION; DRAWDOWN; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; VALLEY; VEGETATION; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

ARGENTINA; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; SAN LUIS; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHRYSOTHAMNUS; POACEAE; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 33745012359     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.09.035     Document Type: Article

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