Evapotranspiration from a Mongolian steppe under grazing and its environmental constraints

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-143

  Li, Sheng Gong ^a,d   Asanuma, Jun ^b   Kotani, Ayumi ^b   Davaa, Gombo ^c   Oyunbaatar, Dambaravjaa ^c  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Mongolia)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Eddy covariance; Evapotranspiration; Leaf area index; Mongolian steppe; Priestley Taylor parameter; Raise

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

EDDY COVARIANCE; LEAF AREA INDEX; MONGOLIAN STEPPE; PRIESTLEY-TAYLOR PARAMETER;

VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; VEGETATION;

C3 PLANT; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAZING; LEAF AREA INDEX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; STEPPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 33846219880     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.07.021     Document Type: Article

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