Water balance for Great Basin phreatophytes derived from eddy covariance, soil water, and water table measurements

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 329, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 595-605

  Steinwand, A L ^a   Harrington, R F ^a   Or, D ^b  

^a Inyo County Water Department   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Plant water uptake; Specific yield; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TRANSPIRATION; VEGETATION;

VADOSE ZONE;

HYDROLOGY;

EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TRANSPIRATION; VEGETATION;

EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; MEADOW; SCRUB; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BUDGET; WATER TABLE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; CALIFORNIA; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748927646     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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